Hanhauser v. Pennsylvania & New England Railroad

Citations

• 222 Pa. 244
• 71 A. 5
• 1908 Pa. LEXIS 688

Syllabus

<p>Judgment — Scire facias — Terre-tenant—Railroads—Contractors—Resolution of January 21, 1843, P. L. 367 — Act of April 4, 1862, P. L. 235.</p> <p>Where a scire facias has been issued under the Act of April 4, 1862, P. L. 235, supplementary to the Resolution of January 21, 1843, P. L. 367, on a judgment in favor of a contractor against a railroad company, an affidavit of defense of the party sought to be brought in as a terretenant is sufficient to prevent judgment, which avers that such party “ has never held and does not now hold any property, real or personal, which it derived either directly or indirectly from said defendant.”</p>