Philadelphia v. Sciple

Citations

• 31 Pa. Super. 64
• 1906 Pa. Super. LEXIS 155

Syllabus

<p>Municipal liens — Scire facias — Philadelphia county — Act of July 26, 1897, P. L. 420.</p> <p>A municipal claim filed by the city of Philadelphia for the cost of removing a nuisance from a, lot, loses its lien if a scire facias is not issued and prosecuted to judgment within five years from the date of filing the claim.</p> <p>The Act of July 26, 1897, P. L. 420, does not apply to a municipal claim filed by the city of Philadelphia for the cost of removing a nuisance from private property. The act is to be strictly construed as applying only to the particular class of claims specifically described therein.</p>