Gilfillan v. Dewoody

Citations

• 157 Pa. 601
• 27 A. 782
• 1893 Pa. LEXIS 1457

Syllabus

<p>Principal and surety — Judgment—Subrogation.</p> <p>One of two defendants in a judgment, who as surety for his co-defendant has paid the amount of the judgment into court, is entitled to an order subrogating him to the rights of the plaintiff, although the court, before the payment was made, had refused to order that moneys in the hands of the sheriff which were the proceeds of the sale of other real estate of the co-defendant should be applied to the payment of the judgment.</p>