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Respublica versus Nicholson, 1796 — 2 U.S. 256 · caselaw · US
General
Respublica versus Nicholson
2 U.S. 2562 Dall. 256·Supreme Court of Pennsylvania·1796·PA
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Opinion
Respublica versus Nicholson.
THIS cause had been removed by writ of Error, into the High Court of Errors and Appeals, and the judgment, being there affirmed, it was remitted to this Court. On motion of Ingersoll, for the Commonwealth, it was ruled.
[MAJORITY — By the Court,]
By the Court,
That in all cases, where judgments were affirmed upon writs of Error, the Execution may include the interest, from the date of the original judgment.