Case ID: miles_1/html/0286-01.html
Source: Caselaw Access Project
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Date Created: 2024-08-24T03:29:51.129683

LIPPINCOTT v. TANNER.
    July 2, 1836.
    
      Rule to show cause why a sheriff’s sale should not be set aside.
    
    The issuing of a venditioni exponas on a judgment; without a previous fieri facias levied on the lands, is an irregularity, although, the lands have been levied on and condemned by virtue of a fieri facias on another judgment against the same defendant. The venditioni exponas will be quashed on motion and a sheriff's sale on such writ will be set aside.
    
      M’CALL obtained a rule to show cause why the sheriff’s sale of lauds in this case should not be set aside for irregularity in the process of execution. He said the first process issued upon the judgment in this case was a writ of venditioni exponas, and that was not issued till more than a year and a day after the rendition of the judgment, without any revival.
    
      
      Hirst admitted the facts as stated, but contended that there was no irregularity, because the lauds sold had been levied and condemned upon a writ of fieri facias issued upon another judgment against the same defendant, which was admitted by the counsel who obtained the rule. M’Cormick v. Meason, 1 Serg. & Ramie 92.
   Per Curiam.

A writ of venditioni exponas must be grounded upon a previous writ of fieri facias, issued upon the same judgment: both writs in fact constitute but one execution of the judgment. The fieri facias is necessary to authorize the seizure of lands; the ven-ditioni exponas to authorize the sale of them. In M’Cormick v. Meason, the judgment creditors who sold the lands had previously levied them by writs of fieri facias issued on their respective judgments. The venditioni exponas in this case was irregular, and the rule should have been taken to quash it and all proceedings had under it. But as the defendant asks only that the sale should be set aside, let it be done; but the plaintiff will understand that no effectual sale can be made upon this writ.

Rule absolute.