SCIRE FECI

Lat. In practice. The name given to the sheriff's return to a writ of scire facias that he has caused notice to be given to the party or parties against whom the writ was issued. 2 Archb. Pr. K. B. 98, 99. … [Read more...] about SCIRE FECI

The name of a writ in use in Pennsylvania, which lies by a defendant in foreign attachment against the plaintiff, in order to enable him, within a year and a day next ensuing the time of payment to the plaintiff in the attachment, to disprove or avoid the debt recovered against him. … [Read more...] about SCIRE FACIAS AD DISPROBANDUM DEBTTUM

The name of a writ which is sued out after the plaintiff in error has assigned his errors. … [Read more...] about SCIRE FACIAS AD AUDIENDUM ERRORES

remedies, practice. The name of a judicial writ, founded upon some record, and requiring the defendant to show cause why the plaintiff should not have the advantage of such record; or, when it is issued to repeal letters-patent, why the record should not be annulled and vacated. 2. It is, however, considered as an action, and in the nature of a new original. 3. The scire facias … [Read more...] about SCIRE FACIAS

A spark of evidence, usually used to infer that there is almost no evidence at all to support a proposition but it is still small enough to warrant a matter to be decided by a jury. … [Read more...] about SCINTILLA OF EVIDENCE