Legal Opinion

Baker v. French

U.S. Circuit Court for the District of District of Columbia

Decided May 26, 1825PublishedCited by 1 opinion

Scire facias [by John H. Baker, administrator of Bayly] against [George French and others] the terre-tenants of Ariana French, executrix of George French, deceased.

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Scire facias [by John H. Baker, administrator of Bayly] against [George French and others] the terre-tenants of Ariana French, executrix of George French, deceased. The writ stated that William Bayly, in June, 1812, recovered judgment against Ari-ana French, executrix of George French, for $501.87; and at the time of the rendition of the judgment against her, she was seized in fee of divers lands and tenements, and that execution remains to be made of the judgment; and that she has since departed this life; therefore the marshal was commanded to give notice to George French, Robert French,…

1Opinion of the Court

May 26,1825.

THE COURT,

having taken time for consideration during the vacation, was of opinion that the cause was discontinued by the plaintiff’s neglect to take out an alias writ of scire facias against the terre-tenants not summoned upon the first writ.

2Cited by1 opinion

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