Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas, 1788

Weaver v. Lawrence

Weaver v. Lawrence
Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas · Decided December 15, 1788 · Shippen
1 Dall. 379; 1 U.S. 379
Weaver v. Lawrence

Opinion of the Court

Shippen, President.

I cannot perceive anything in the act of Assembly which precludes the Sheriff from holding an inquest after the return of the Fi. fa; and I have always understood it to be the *380practice to do so. The present inquisition, being quashed for irregularity, becomes a nullity, and leaves the case just as if none had been taken.

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