New York Supreme Court, 1821

United States v. Hanford & Ely

United States v. Hanford & Ely
New York Supreme Court · Decided August 15, 1821
19 Johns. 173

Counsel

Van Burén, for the defendants,, J. C. Spencer, contra,

United States v. Hanford & Ely

Opinion of the Court

Per Curiam.

The plaintiffs may amend their writs. Where the execution is delayed for a year, at fh’e request, *174and for the benefit, of the defendant, the reason of the rule requiring a scire facias does not apply. In Mitchell v. Cue, (2 Burr. 660.) the court of K. B. said, that the rule as to reviving a judgment above a year old, was to, prevent surprise on the defendant $ and that where he himself had, by injunction, and other methods, tried to delay the plaintiff he ought not to be allowed to take advantage of it, to the prejudice of the plaintiff. Here the circumstances are equally strong for creating an exception to the rule. The executions had been delayed, from time to time, at the urgent and repeated request of the defendants, down to. the time, when they were delivered to the sheriff. There was no reason or necessity, under these circumstances, for issuing a scire facias.

Mqtion denied»

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