Legal Opinion

Porter v. Boone

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided May 15, 1841PublishedCited by 2 opinions

ERROR to the Common Pleas of Clearfield county. Hopkins Boone for the use of George W. Toland and William Magoffin against William Porter. Scire facias quare executio non. This cause was argued by

1Opinion of the CourtHuston, J.

On the 16th of March 1835, by virtue of a power of attorney a judgment was entered in Clearfield county, Hopkins Boone against William Porter. Real debt $406.36. Interest from 6th of March 1835.

Hopkins Boone being indebted to G. W. Toland and William Magoffin, on the 27th of August 1835 assigned to said Toland and Magoffin a part of this judgment, viz., $343.95, and on the 2d of October 1835, written notice of this assignment was given to William Porter, the defendant.

Early in January 1836, a fieri facias was taken out on this judgment, and “levied on all the interest of Porter in about…

2Cited by2 opinions

  1. Biscoe v. SandefurSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1854
  2. Baur v. WilliamsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1873

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