Case Name: Mary Gregory v. John Haughton adm'r of Stephen R. Hooker
Court: Supreme Court of North Carolina
Jurisdiction: North Carolina
Decision Date: 1828-06
Citations: 1 Dev. 442
Docket Number: 
Parties: Mary Gregory v. John Haughton adm’r of Stephen R. Hooker.
Judges: 
Reporter: North Carolina Reports
Volume: 12
Pages: 442–443

Head Matter:
Mary Gregory v. John Haughton adm’r of Stephen R. Hooker.
From Halifax.
Where the Plaintiff fixes the Defendant with assets for a part of his claim, he recovers that amount of assets and all costs, and is entitled to judgment quando for the residue.
If judgment quando is not entered up at the trial term, it may be af-terwards, nunc pro tunc, if third persons be not injured by it.
In this case, (vide 1 Law Repos. 100 — 2 Murph. 250-_ 2 Law Repos. 116 — 1 Hawks 394,J the Plaintiff on the Spring Circuit of 1825, obtained a verdict for ¿©8i 8s. 5d. She fixed the Defendant, with assets to the amount >f ten shillings, for which, and all costs, execution v¡as awarded ; but there was no entry of judgment quando for the residue of the sum found by the Jury.
The Plaintiff according to a previous notice, moved at the Spring Term of 1827, for judgment quando, to he entered nunc pro tunc. This was opposed by the Defendant, but was allowed by his honor Judge Ruppiu, whereupon the Defendaut appealed.
The. cause was submitted without argument, by Gaston for the Plaintiff, and by Hogg and Badger, for the Defendant.

Opinion:
Taylor, Chief-Justice.
The principles of pleading at common law do not authorize a judgment of quando against an administrator, where issue is taken on the plea, oí' piene administvuvii, and it is found in his favor— The Defendant is then out of Court, and the Plaintiff is forever concluded. The rule established in Mary Shipley's case, (8 Rep. 134 b.) that upon such a plea, the Plaintiff may immediately take judgment of asset quando, continues to be the law at this day ; and the form of replication to such a plea shows, that the Plaintiff must admit, the truth of it, to entitle him to such a judgment. (9 Chitty 613.) If he take issue upon the plea, he is bound to prove that the executor has some assets in his hands, and having done so, he is then entitled to a like judgment, for the residue of the debt, which there are not present assets to pay. It is on this ground, that the Plaintiff was entitled in this case to a judgment quando and as it was omitted at the term of trial, and it does not appear that there are any third persons likely to be injured by the amendment, it is reasonable and just that it now be made. The-case of Mara v, Quin furnishes an example of a judgment being amended, so as to attach upon the assets, received between the time of suing out the writ and the judgment. (6 Term. Rep. 1.)
Per Curiam. — Judgment affirmed.