Philadelphia v. Reader
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 17, Oct. T., 1905, by plaintiff, from order of C. P. No. 2, Phila. Co., Sept., T., 1879, No. 298, M. L. D., discharging rule for judgment for want of a sufficient affidavit of defense in case of City of Philadelphia v. Lewis P. Reader, owner, etc. Lewis P. Reader, registered owner, and D. Pellman Boyer, actual and present owner. Scire facias to revive a judgment. The opinion of the Superior Court states the facts.
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Appeal, No. 17, Oct. T., 1905, by plaintiff, from order of C. P. No. 2, Phila. Co., Sept., T., 1879, No. 298, M. L. D., discharging rule for judgment for want of a sufficient affidavit of defense in case of City of Philadelphia v. Lewis P. Reader, owner, etc. Lewis P. Reader, registered owner, and D. Pellman Boyer, actual and present owner. Scire facias to revive a judgment. The opinion of the Superior Court states the facts. Error assigned was the order discharging the rule for judgment.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Portee, J.,
The city, on October 21, 1879, filed a claim for registered taxes for the years 1875, 1876, 1877 and 1878, against a lot of ground and Lewis P. Reader, as owner. A scire facias issued upon this claim, on September 27, 1884, was personally served upon Reeder, and judgment was entered in the scire facias, on *77August 30, 1889, for want of an appearance. .Writs of scire facias to revive and continue the lien were issued in 1893; and after two niliils judgment was entered on April 4,1894. Writs of scire facias to revive and continue the lien were again issued in 1899 and on…
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