Subsisting writ
Definitions from Case Law · United States Supreme Court
Definitions from Case Law
From 1 U.S. 411 - Schlosser v. Lesher · 1789Most cited · 4 citing opinions
vs. abated
They are considered as subsisting foundations upon which the parties may prosecute their suits; in the one case, by entering the continuances from the time of suing out the writ, and, in the other, without any such continuances; in both cases they are deemed subsisting writs and the commencement of the action, for the purpose of taking the case out of the statute of limitations, and the prosecution of the suit afterwards is not considered in the light of a new action
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