Stevenson v. Weisser

The Suebo&ate.

The petitioner, James D. Stevenson, recovered against the deceased in his life-time, a judgment in one of the Assistant Justice’s Courts of this city, and now claims payment in preference to simple contract creditors. Our statutes give such a priority to “judgments docketed, and decrees enrolled.” (2 JR. A, 3d ed.,p>. 151, § 29.) This provision, as reported by the Revisers, gave the preference to “ judgments and decrees against the deceased according to the priority thereof respectively,” and the Legislature added the words “ docketed” and “ enrolled.” (3 R. S., 2d ed., p. 641,…