Commonwealth v. Finney

The opinion of the court-was delivered by

Huston, J.

The record presented the following case: —

“ Record of Common Pleas of Dauphin county: The Commonwealth, for John Mien, &c., v. James Allen and C. Finney. Scire Facias on recognisance: 20th of December, 1819. Defendants confessed judgment for one thousand five hundred and four dollars and forty-nine cents.” ,

On the docket, immediately below this, was thé following entry:—

“ January 7th, 1820, Samuel Finney, of West Hanover township, bound in three thousand and eight dollars and ninety-eight cents, conditioned for the payment of the debt,…