Legal Opinion

Ramsey v. Ramsey

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided October 8, 1900No. Appeal, No. 99PublishedCited by 4 opinions

Appeal, No. 99, April T., 1900, by defendant, in suit of Sarah Ann Ramsey against S. C. Ramsey, from judgment of C. P. Butler Co., Sept. T., 1898, No. 45, on verdict for plaintiff. Opinion • by W. W. Porter, J. Sci. fa. to continue lien of judgment et quare executionem non.

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Appeal, No. 99, April T., 1900, by defendant, in suit of Sarah Ann Ramsey against S. C. Ramsey, from judgment of C. P. Butler Co., Sept. T., 1898, No. 45, on verdict for plaintiff. Opinion • by W. W. Porter, J. Sci. fa. to continue lien of judgment et quare executionem non. Before Greer, P. J. It appears from the evidence that Alexander Ramsey executed a deed to his son, Samuel C. Ramsey, for a farm, but in order to secure the maintenance of himself and wife, Sarah Ramsey or the survivor of them, he took from his son, Samuel C. Ramsey, a judgment bond bearing date January 81, 1890, in the…

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

William W. Portee, J.,

The writ under which this case was tried is described, in the appellant’s paper-book, as a “ sci. fa. to continue the lien of above stated judgment et quare executionem non, returnable,” etc. There seems to he no substantial objection to this form, since the courts and the legislature have sanctioned the somewhat anomalous practice of reviving judgments by writs of scire facias quare executionem non: Dougherty’s Estate, 9 W. *218& S., 189; Phila. Fire, etc., Co’s. Appeal, 2 Pa. 263; Act of May 6, 1844, P. L. 564. The issues raised by the pleadings were whether the…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Dougherty's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1844
  2. Templeton v. ShakleySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1884
  3. Skidmore v. BradfordSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1846
  4. Philadelphia Fire & Inland Navigation Company's AppealSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1845

3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Sisney v. DiffenderfferSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1936
  2. Schofield v. SchofieldSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1936
  3. Beck v. FinnefrockSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1919
  4. In re Kellett Aircraft Corp.District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1951

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