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Braxton v. Andrews, Call Vol. II 300 (1799),[1] discussed whether a scire facias writ could be ordered against a Sergeant for escheating (reclaiming as state property) an individual’s estate.

Background

Braxton appealed from the Court of Chancery to the appellate court but died before his hearing. Since no one took action on his estate, it was given to the City Sergeant. A scire facias writ (a judicial writ requiring a defendant to appear in court and prove why an existing judgment should not be executed against him or her) was moved against the sergeant to revive the appeal.

The Court's Decision

The Court of Appeals dismissed the case.

See also

References

  1. Daniel Call, Reports of Cases Argued and Adjudged in the Court of Appeals of Virginia, 3rd ed., ed. Lucian Minor (Richmond: A. Minor, 1854), 300.