Browne v. Chavez
Citations
- 181 U.S. 68
- 21 S. Ct. 514
- 45 L. Ed. 752
- 1901 U.S. LEXIS 1343
Syllabus
<p>While a scire facias, for the purpose of obtaining execution, is ordinarily a judicial writ to continue the effect of a former judgment, yet it is in the nature of an action, and is treated as such in the statutes of New Mexico. After a judgment is barred under those statutes, the writ of scire facias, giving a new right and avoiding the statute, cannot be maintained.</p>
How courts have described this case
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- writ of scire facias for purposes of obtaining execution \is in the nature of an action because the defendant may plead to it\
- writ of scire facias for purposes of obtaining execution “is in the nature of an action because the defendant may plead to it”
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Judges: Fuller
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