Case Name: BURNHAM v. JUSTUS
Court: Philadelphia District Court
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
Decision Date: 1840-09-08
Citations: 2 Miles 420
Docket Number: 
Parties: BURNHAM v. JUSTUS.
Judges: 
Reporter: Reports of cases determined in the district court for the city and county of Philadelphia
Volume: 2
Pages: 420–421

Head Matter:
BURNHAM v. JUSTUS.
September 8, 1840.
Rule to show cause why the writ should not be quashed.
An attachment of execution cannot be issued on a judgment obtained prior to the act of 16th June, 1836, relating to executions.
IN this case, in which Edward Burnham was plaintiff, and Philip Justus and George Justus were defendants, and the Ame- riean Fire Insurance Company were' garnishees, an attachment of execution sur judgment issued.
This was a rule to show cause why the writ should not be quashed.
The judgment, upon which this attachment was founded, was obtained on the 18th of December, 1834, on D. S. B., filed on that day. There had been no revival since.
The writ of attachment was issued on the 14th July, 1840, and duly served on the defendants and garnishees.
J H. Campbell, for the rule.

Opinion:
The Court
said that the act of assembly, on the subject of attachments of execution on judgments, passed June 16th, 1836, was not retrospective.
Rule absolute.