2 Blackf. 82 | Ind. | 1827
Debt on a judgment of a justice of the peace of the state of Ohio. The plaintiff made profert of an authenticated transcript of said judgment. The defendants craved oyer of the transcript which was granted. And in this, it is said by the plaintiff that the Circuit Court erred. But it should be remembered, that, although oyer of a record is not properly dcmandable, yet, if profert is made, and oyer granted, no error is committed. So as it respects the transcript of this
The transcript is as follows:—Charles Cone, sen. v. William, Cotton, sen. and William Cotton, jun. (bail.) In transcript. Transcript from the docket of John Garard, a late justice of the peace, in and for the township of Crosby, and county of Hamilton, state of Ohio. ' Judgment entered by J.. Garard, Esquire, on the 2d of February, 1821, against defendant for the sum of 43 dollars and 44 cents. The same had been taken by transcript from the docket of Joab Comstock, a late justice of the peace in and for the township of Crosby, and county of Hamilton, state of Ohio„ Which justices, at this time, are both out of office. The date of the judgment entered by Joab Comstock, Esquire, is 30th of March, 1820. April 29th, 1825,1 issued a scire facias against both defendants, returnable on the 4th May next. Scire facias returned on the 4th May. Defendants not found. May the 4th, I give judgment against the defendants in favour of the plaintiff for the sum of 54 dollars and 34 cents, and costs of suit.—John D. Moore, J. P.,
To this is annexed the certificate of said Moore, that the foregoing is a true transcript of the proceedings had before him, and of the judgment entered by him. This is followed by a certificate of the clerk that Moore was a regular justice of the peace; the certificate of the presiding judge, &c. This authentication does not extend to the official acts of Garard and Comstock; but as this action is not founded on the judgment given by either of them, but on the judgment given by Moore on the scire facias, it is ñót directly material that we should have conclusive evidence that either Garard or Comstock acted officially: The judgments given by them may be considered as only recited in the scire facias, and requiring.no other proof, 'or authentication, than is required of any other judgment so recited.
This transcript gives no precise information of the object of
The judgment i's affirmed with costs;
Vide Holt v. Alloway, post, this term, and note.
Vide Stout v. Wood, Vol. 1. of these Rep. 71.—Elliott v. Ray, ante p. 31, and note (2). An action of debt was brought in JV. Yorlc on the judgment Of a justice in Vermont. The declaration averred that the judgment had been rendered on$ &c. at, &c. in Vermont, by J. P. one of the justices of the peace within and for the county of Bennington, then and still being such* justice and having full power and competent jurisdiction irj said cause, by the confessipn of the defendant; and that the justice rendered judgment in favour of the plaintiff for 171 dollars debt or damages, with costs, &c.. Demurrer to the declaration and judgment for the defendant. The Court said, that the declaration was defective in not setting out facts sufficient to give jurisdiction to the justice; that the statute giving jurisdiction to the justice ought to have been pleaded; and that the general averment of jurisdiction was not enough. Sheldon v. Hopkins, 7 Wend, 435. Vide also Thomas v. Robinson, 3 id. 267.-Cleveland v. Rogers, 6 Id. 438;