State v. Donahoe

Citations

• 21 Del. 278
• 5 Penne. 278
• 63 A. 643
• 1903 Del. LEXIS 4

Syllabus

<p>Rule to Show Cause—Judgment—Trial to Ascertain What is Due— Confession of Judgment by Attorney—Statute—Written Directions to Officer Mitering the Judgment— Not Jurisdictional.</p> <p>The statute provided that “When judgment is confessed by virtue of a warrant of attorney for a penalty, the attorney confessing the judgment shall, in a written direction to the officer entering the judgment, set down the real debt, and the time from which interest is to be calculated; which shall be entered by said officer upon the docket of the judgment.” Held that the requirement was not jurisdictional.</p>