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1 Walk. 355

Jones' Appeal

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided May 2, 1881

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · decided 1881-05-02

The facts of the case appear in the opinion of the court refusing to open a judgment which was delivered April 28th, 1879, by Pershing, P. J. Barbara… Held: did not release the husband. The language of Judge Biddle is so appropriate to many of these cases, that we quote it: “Under our law a married woman can generally defraud one who may chance to trust her, but this is a personal privilege, not to be extended to her husband or a stranger, who unites with her in the attempt.

Decided 1881-05-02

¶1The Supreme Court affirmed the decision of the Court below, on May 2d, 1881, in the following opinion, per

Mercur, J.

¶2Prior to the Act of 4th April, 1877, the refusal of a Court to open a judgment regularly entered on its record was not subject *359to review here; McClelland vs. Pomeroy, 25 P. F. Smith, 410. That act gave a right to appeal on a refusal to open, in case the judgment had been entered “by virtue of a warrant of attorney or on a judgment note.” This judgment was not entered by virtue of the one nor of. the other. It was confessed in a suit commenced by amicable scire facias on a recognizance under an agreement to have the same effect, as if a writ had been regularly and duly issued, served on the defendant therein, and so returned. The refusal of the learned judge to open the judgment on the equities alleged, is fully vindicated by the opinion filed in the case of Jones vs. Bomberger 1 Out. 432; just decided. But we do not think the case comes within the time meaning and spirit of the Act of 4th April, 1877, P. L. 53; allowing an appeal; Lamb’s Appeal, 8 Norris, 407.

¶3Appeal quashed.

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