Case Name: KIDDERLIN v. MEYER
Court: Philadelphia District Court
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
Decision Date: 1839-04-17
Citations: 2 Miles 292
Docket Number: 
Parties: KIDDERLIN v. MEYER.
Judges: 
Reporter: Reports of cases determined in the district court for the city and county of Philadelphia
Volume: 2
Pages: 292–292

Head Matter:
KIDDERLIN v. MEYER.
April 17, 1839.
Motion for judgment.
When the plaintiff in a foreign attachment omitted to move for judgment at the commencement of the third term, under the act of the 16th June, 1836, relating to the commencement of actions, and afterwards, the defendant, being a female, caused her appearance to be entered, it was held that she might take defence, and preclude the granting of a judgment on motion, notwithstanding the provisions of the 77th section of the act.
ON the 23d April, 1839, being the third term since the issuing of this foreign attachment, plaintiff, by his counsel, FI. Ilubbell, moved for judgment: when it was objected by Ingraham that defendant had since the return day of this term caused an appearance to be entered for her, and, therefore, according to the 64th section of the act of 16th June, 1836, relating to the commencement of actions {Stroud's Purd. tit. Foreign Attachment,) the defendant was entitled to a trial, and the judgment by default should be refused. It was answered, that defendant being a female could not avail herself of the 64th section, but was confined to a dissolution of the attachment, according to the provisions of the 77th section by which she must give absolute security for the debt, (fee.

Opinion:
The Court
held, that a female was entitled to the benefit of the 64th section, and might appear gratis at any time before final judgment.
Rule for judgment discharged.