William Thomson & Bro. v. Beveridge

The plaintiffs, on the 6th of June, 1870, brought suit in this court against the defendant, and on the 1st of March, 1871, recovered a judgment for $178, with interest and costs. On the 11th of May, 1871, some two months after the rendition of the judgment a writ of fi. fa. was issued, which, on the 11th of July, 1871, was returned nulla bona. On the 3d of September, 1883, which was a little more than twelve years after the return of nulla bona, at the instance of the plaintiff, continuances were entered upon the docket from the date of the last return up to the date in question, and a new…