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6 Ark. 663

Anthony v. Humphries

Supreme Court of Arkansas

Decided January 15, 1851

Supreme Court of Arkansas · decided 1851-01-15

Writ of Error to Pulaski Circuit court. This was a motion to apiend a writ of scire facias, made after judgment of revivor, determined in the Pulaski circuit court, at the April term, 1846, before E. H. English, special judge. The writ is the same as copied in a note to Anthorny vs. Hum-phries ad. use &c., (4 Eng. R. 183, 184.) The court ordered the writ to be amended, Anthony excepted, set out the writ, &c., and brought error.

Decided 1851-01-15

Mr. Justice Walker

¶1delivered the opinion of the Court.

¶2The writ of scire facias in this case was issued and attested by the clerk of the circuit1 court, and recited a judgdment in the circuit court, but commanded the sheriff to summon the defendant to appear before the judge of the probate court. On motion leave was granted to amend by substituting the words “ circuit court” instead of “ probate court.” In this there was no error as decided by this court in a similar case between the same parties. Anthony vs. Humphries, 4 Eng. 176.

¶3Let the judgment be affirmed.

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