Philadelphia v. Cooper
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 38, Jan. T., 1905, by defendant, from judgment of Superior Court, Oct. T., 1904, No. 76, reversing order of C. P. No. 4, Phila. Co., June T., 1895, No. 131, M. L. D., making absolute a rule to quash the alias scire facias, sur municipal lien in case o£ City of Philadelphia to use of The Vulcanite Paving Company, contractor, v. Sarah A. Cooper, owner, etc., William H. Haines, actual and registered owner, and Frank Mauran, present registered and real owner.
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Appeal, No. 38, Jan. T., 1905, by defendant, from judgment of Superior Court, Oct. T., 1904, No. 76, reversing order of C. P. No. 4, Phila. Co., June T., 1895, No. 131, M. L. D., making absolute a rule to quash the alias scire facias, sur municipal lien in case o£ City of Philadelphia to use of The Vulcanite Paving Company, contractor, v. Sarah A. Cooper, owner, etc., William H. Haines, actual and registered owner, and Frank Mauran, present registered and real owner. Scire facias sur municipal lien. See Philadelphia v. Cooper, 27 Pa. Superior Ct. 552. The facts are stated in the opinion of.…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mb. Justice Elkin,
Stripped of refinements, that do not* convince, and of distinctions that do not distinguish, the exact question before us is, whether a scire facias sur municipal lien, fatally defective in its service and a nullity for the purpose of obtaining judgment thereon, has sufficient potentiality to continúe the lien beyond the time of its expiration so as to give validity to a judgment attempted to be secured on an alias scire facias sued out after the lien of the original claim had expired by efflux of time. If it has, this judgment must be affirmed. If it has not, it…
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