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· 3/25/1889

Lee v. McMillan

Citations

  • 125 Pa. 74
  • 17 A. 247
  • 1889 Pa. LEXIS 693

Syllabus

<p>1. In a proceeding to charge land of adevisee with the payment of abridgment recovered against the representative of the testator, the ordinary writ of scire facias to revive et quare executionem non, with notice to the devisee and duly served, was held good on demurrer.</p> <p>2. If, upon the trial of the scire facias, facts are put in evidence by the devisee which strongly impeach the original judgment as collusive and fraudulent, as matter of law the burden is shifted upon the plaintiff to establish the debt with which it is sought .to charge the real estate.</p> <p>3. Where the burden of proof lies in the first instance and when a sufficient case has been made out to shift it, are questions of law for the court, and after evidence on the part of the devisee, such as stated, the judgment is entitled to no presumption in its favor.</p>

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Judges: Clark, Green, Mitchell, Paxson, Sterrett

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