Foundation Finance Co. v. McGruder

The plaintiff sued several defendants in solido upon a promissory note, obtained judgment against them, caused a writ of fieri facias to issue, and seized certain household furniture said to belong to Peter McGruder, one of the defendants. McGruder’s wife filed an affidavit with the constable claiming that the furniture was her separate and parapher-nal, property ; part of it having been inherited and; the other part having been purchased with her separate paraphernal funds.

Plaintiff took a rule against Mrs. McGruder to show cause why the affidavit should not be set aside and the property…