Greasons v. Davis
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from, Scott District Court. The plaintiffs brought their action upon two transcripts of judgments rendered in Pennsylvania, which, in form and character, are substantially like that in Taylor, Shipton &; Co. v. Runyan <§• Brown, 3 Iowa, 475. But the plaintiff in his petition, avers, that by the usage and practice of the courts in Pennsylvania, where said judgments were rendered, (of which copies are annexed to the petition,) full force and credit are given to the…
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Appeal from, Scott District Court. The plaintiffs brought their action upon two transcripts of judgments rendered in Pennsylvania, which, in form and character, are substantially like that in Taylor, Shipton &; Co. v. Runyan <§• Brown, 3 Iowa, 475. But the plaintiff in his petition, avers, that by the usage and practice of the courts in Pennsylvania, where said judgments were rendered, (of which copies are annexed to the petition,) full force and credit are given to the same, in the same measure as if they were made into formal records ; and the petitioner prays that like faith and credit may…
1Opinion of the CourtWoodward, J.
The plaintiffs accompany their petition by the depositions of three witnesses, residents of that judicial district in Pennsylvania in which these judgments were rendered. One is the deputy prothonotary of the court, who has performed the duties of the office for two and a half years. *222Another is a practicing attorney and counselor at law of thirty years standing, and who held the office of presiding judge of the district, for three years. -And the other is the present presiding judge, who is a counselor at law of twenty-seven years standing, including six or seven years on the bench. These…
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