Thrasher v. Foster
Supreme Court of Georgia
Dormancy of Judgments. Before Judge Eobinson. Morgan Superior Court. September Term, 1870. On the 10th of September, 1860, Thrasher obtained a judgment against Baldwin Copeland, and had a ft. fa. issued thereon. On the 12th of May, 1862, the sheriff receipted on the ft. fa. for the costs then paid by Thrasher. On the 15th of July, 1863, Thrasher receipted on theft, fa. for part of the sums due thereon.
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Dormancy of Judgments. Before Judge Eobinson. Morgan Superior Court. September Term, 1870. On the 10th of September, 1860, Thrasher obtained a judgment against Baldwin Copeland, and had a ft. fa. issued thereon. On the 12th of May, 1862, the sheriff receipted on the ft. fa. for the costs then paid by Thrasher. On the 15th of July, 1863, Thrasher receipted on theft, fa. for part of the sums due thereon. The ft. fa. was lost, and on the 18th of March, 1867, an order was issued at Chambers for an alias ft. fa., upon Thrasher’s petition, and the alias issued. Subsequently Copeland’s property was…
1Opinion of the CourtLochrane, C. J.
This case came before the Court upon an issue formed on a rule nisi granted against the Sheriff of Newton county, claiming money raised by the sale of property belonging to one Baldwin Copeland. The defendant in error suggested fraud, payment of the execution and its dormancy, and upon a trial of the case it appeared that Thrasher’s fi. fa. was issued on a judgment dated 10th September, 1860, and on the 12th day of May, 1862, thereafter, contained an entry of the receipt for costs from the plaintiff, Thrasher, by the sheriff. It also appeared that, in 1867, Thrasher petitioned the Court to…
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