Case ID: pa_27/html/0208-01.html
Source: Caselaw Access Project
Author: {"author": "Lewis, C. J.", "license": "Public Domain", "url": "https://static.case.law/"}
Date Created: 2024-08-24T03:29:51.129683

Neil versus Tate.
    The refusal of the Common Pleas to set aside an execution, is not the subject of review on a writ of error, where there is nothing on the record to show irregularity. "
    Error to the Common Pleas of Fayette county.
    
    Adolph Eberhart conveyed to Sarah Tate, wife of Lee Tate, a tract of land, reserving air annual rent of fifty dollars during his life. On 1st April, 1854, Tate and wife conveyed to William Neil for $2500, giving- him a judgment for $850 to indemnify him against the rent reserved by Eberhart out of the land. One-third of the purchase-money was paid by Neil in cash, for the remainder he gave judgments payable in one and two years. Soon after the 1st April, 1854, Eberhart distrained, and sold Neil’s property for the rent then due; a like course was pursued by him after the 1st April, 1855. In 1856 Neil paid the rent to save further sacrifice of his property. The first judgment given by Neil for the purchase money was paid. When the second was due, execution was issued upon it, defendant below obtained a rule on Tate to show cause why the execution should not be stayed until he paid Neil the rent which he had been compelled to pay Eberhart.
    The court discharged the rule, because “ where a vendee takes a covenant against a known defect of title he shall not be permitted to retain the purchase-money as a further security against it, for the reason that the covenant would be nugatory if he did: 2 Harris 523.”
    This was assigned as error.
    Kaine, for plaintiff in error.
    
      Patterson, for defendant in error.
   The opinion of the court was delivered by

Lewis, C. J.

Where there is nothing on the record to show that an execution is irregular, the refusal of the Court of Common Pleas to set it aside is not the subject of review on'writ of error. This has been repeatedly decided.

Judgment affirmed.