Darlington v. Speakman
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
ERROR to the Common Pleas of Delaware county. On the 12th July 1842, judgment was entered in the Common Pleas of Delaware county in favour of William Speakman, Sen., against William Speakman, Jun., on a bond and warrant of attorney given by the latter to the former for a debt of $3000. After the death of William Speakman, Sen., to wit, on the 2d June 1843, an execution was issued on said judgment in the name of the executors of William Speakman, Sen., upon the following…
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ERROR to the Common Pleas of Delaware county. On the 12th July 1842, judgment was entered in the Common Pleas of Delaware county in favour of William Speakman, Sen., against William Speakman, Jun., on a bond and warrant of attorney given by the latter to the former for a debt of $3000. After the death of William Speakman, Sen., to wit, on the 2d June 1843, an execution was issued on said judgment in the name of the executors of William Speakman, Sen., upon the following praecipe, filed in the prothonotary’s office: — “Clement Darlington and Azariah Thomas, executors of William Speakman, Sen.,…
1Opinion of the Court
This Court ordered the record to be remitted to the Court of Common Pleas of Delaware county, with directions to permit the *183plaintiffs to suggest the death of William Speakman, Sen., and substitute the names of Clement Darlington and Azariah Thomas, his executors, as parties to the judgment, nunc pro tunc; and to reinstate the execution.
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