Case Name: Curry's Appeal
Court: Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
Decision Date: 1856-11-07
Citations: 27 Pa. 194
Docket Number: 
Parties: Curry’s Appeal.
Judges: 
Reporter: Pennsylvania State Reports
Volume: 27
Pages: 194–195

Head Matter:
Curry’s Appeal.
It is error to appropriate to a void judgment, money made by the sale of the defendant’s real estate.
Appeal from the Court of Common Pleas of Hrie county.
This case depends upon that of Lytle v. Colt’s Executors. The real estate of James Lytle, the defendant below in that case, was sold, and the proceeds of sale were brought into court for distribution. An auditor was appointed, who allowed to the judgment of Colt’s executors, for use of Marvin v. Lytle, the full amount appearing to be due upon it, upon the ground that the court below had refused to set it aside.
The case was submitted without argument by
Marshall and dfrant, for appellant.
November 7, 1856,
Babbitt and Spencer, for appellee.

Opinion:
The opinion of the court was delivered,
by Lowrie, J.
Our judgment just entered in the case of Lytle v. Colt's Executors, requires that this decree of distribution should be reversed, so far as relates to the claim'in that case. But we are not able to reform the decree so as to enter a final one, because we have not been furnished with the list of liens, and do not know how much remains yet due to the judgment of Hamilton and Wainwright. We must, therefore, reverse the decree and refer the case back to the Common Pleas for correction.
Decree reversed accordingly, at the cost of Elihu Marvin.