 | Pennsylvania. Supreme Court, Thomas Isaac Wharton - Law reports, digests, etc - 1889 - 648 pages
...but is willing, nevertheless, to make good his said agreement." The plaintiff's counsel obtained a rule to show cause why judgment should not be entered for want of a sufficient affidavit of defence, which, after argument, was made absolute ; and judgment was entered accordingly, on the 7th... | |
 | Samuel Hazard - Banks and banking - 1841 - 612 pages
...case, filed an affidavit of defence to a part of the plaintitF's demand, the plaintiff has obtained a rule to show cause why judgment should not be entered for want of a sufficient affidavit. The first question to be disposed of is that which is pre•ented by the resolution of the Legislature... | |
 | Commerce - 1841 - 598 pages
...in opinion, by means of a rule upon the defendant to appear, usually on the succeeding Saturday, and show cause why judgment should not be entered for want of a sufficient affidavit of defence. The affidavit is submitted to a thorough sifting, and if found wanting in the necessary precision... | |
 | Boyd Crumrine - Law reports, digests, etc - 1872 - 636 pages
...for plaintiff. Barton, for defendant. Opinion, filed August 23d, 1862, by WILLIAMS, AJ—This is a rule to show cause why judgment should not be entered for want of a sufficient affidavit of defence. It may be that the affidavit filed by the commissioners in this case, as alleged by the plaintiff's... | |
 | John Alexander Clark - Law reports, digests, etc - 1872 - 596 pages
...sued immediately on default of B. to pay the note at maturity, without first proceeding against B. RULE to show cause why judgment should not be entered for want of an affidavit of defence, under the Act of 1835, on the following instrument of writing filed. PHILADELPHIA,... | |
 | Law reports, digests, etc - 1899 - 640 pages
...because there was no authority in the Mercantile Library Hall Company to execute it. A rule was taken to show cause why judgment should not be entered .for want of a sufficient affidavit of defence, which, after argument, the Court below made absolute, but filed no opinion. Thereupon the... | |
 | Law reports, digests, etc - 1876 - 642 pages
...we are controlled by that construction of Sec. Ill of the Code of that State. The order discharging the rule to show cause why judgment should not be entered for want of a sufficient affidavit of defence, is reversed, and set aside; and it is now ordered that the record be remitted to the Court... | |
 | Law reports, digests, etc - 1878 - 642 pages
...copy is filed in thin suit was given in renewal thereof, and no consideration was giveu therefor. A rule to show cause why judgment should not be entered for want of a suGlc.-ient affidavit of defence was made absolute by the Court, and judgment was entered for the plaintiff.... | |
 | Law - 1881 - 496 pages
...In order to entitle the plaintiff to a writ of error to an order of court discharging a rule to snow cause why judgment should not be entered for want of a sufficient affidavit of defense, under the Act of April 18, 1874, it Is an essential prerequisite that the plaintiff .should... | |
 | Law reports, digests, etc - 1884 - 628 pages
...the order of the plaintiffs. Defendant filed an affidavit of defence, and plaintiffs thereupon took a rule to show cause why judgment should not be entered for want of a sufficient affidavit of defence. After argument the Court entered an order, discharging the rule for judgment. Thereupon, and... | |
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May 6, 1918, the demurrer is sustained, the rule to show cause why judgment should not be entered for want of a sufficient affidavit of defense... 
