Judgments Act 1838
1838 c.110
Words repealed by Statute Law Revision (No. 2) Act 1888 (c. 57)
Short title given by Short Titles Act 1896 (c. 14)
Preamble not relevant to unrepealed provisions of the Act
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F1812 Sheriff empowered to seize money, bank notes, &c.; and to pay money or bank notes to execution creditor; and to sue for amount secured by bills of exchange and other securities. Proviso as to indemnity for sheriff.
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C3C4C5C6C7C8C9C10C11C12C13C14C15C17C16C18C20C19C21C22C24C23C26C27C28C29C30C3117 Judgment debts to carry interest.
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Rules of court may provide for the court to disallow all or part of any interest otherwise payable under subsection (1).
18 Decrees and orders of courts of equity, &c. to have effect of judgments.
All decrees and orders of courts of equity, and all rules of courts of common law . . . F12 whereby any sum of money, or any costs, charges, or expences, shall be payable to any person, shall have the effect of judgments in the superior courts of common law, and the persons to whom any such monies, or costs, charges, or expences, shall be payable, shall be deemed judgment creditors within the meaning of this Act; and all powers hereby given to the judges of the superior courts of common law with respect to matters depending in the same courts shall and may be exercised by courts of equity with respect to matters therein depending . . . F12 and all remedies hereby given to judgment creditors are in like manner given to persons to whom any monies, or costs, charges, or expences, are by such orders or rules respectively directed to be paid.
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SCHEDULE to which this Act refers.
No. 1.—Writ of Capias.
VICTORIA, &c. To the Sheriff ofor to the Constable of Dover Castle,or To the Mayor and Bailiffs of Berwick-Upon-Tweed [or as the Case may be], Greeting.
WE command you that you omit not by reason of any Liberty in your Bailwick, but that you enter the same, and take C.D. if he shall be found in your Bailwick, and him safely keep until he shall have given you Bail, or made Deposit with you according to Law in an Action or Promises [or of Debt, &c] at the Suit of A.B. , or until the said C.D. shall by other lawful Means be discharged from your Custody. And we do further command you that on Execution hereof you do deliver a Copy hereof to the said C.D. And we hereby require the said C.D. to take notice that within Eight Days after the Execution hereof on him, inclusive of the Day of such Execution, he should cause Special Bail to be put in for him in our Court of to the said Action, and that in default of so doing such Proceedings may be had and taken as are mentioned in the Warning written or endorsed hereon. And we do further command you, that immediately after the Execution hereof you do return this Writ to Our said Court of , together with the Manner in which you shall have executed the same, and the Day of the Execution thereof; or if the same shall remain unexecuted, then that you do so return the same at the Expiration of One Calendar Month from the Date hereof, or sooner if you shall be thereto required by Order of the said Court or by any Judge thereof. Witness at Westminster, [ or as the case may be,] the Day of .
Memorandum to be subsribed to the Writ
This Writ is to be executed within One Calendar Month from the Date thereof, including the Day of such Date, and not afterwards.
A Warning to the Defendant.
If a Defendant, having given Bail on the Arrest, shall omit to put in Special Bail as required, the Plaintiff may proceed against the Sheriff or on the Bail Bond.
Indorsements to be made on the Writ.
Bail for Pounds by Order of [naming the Judge making the Order], dated this Day of .
This Writ was issued by E.F. of Attorney for the Plaintiff [or Plaintiffs] within named.
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This Writ was issued in person by the Plaintiff within named, who resides at [mention the City, Town, or Parish, and also the Name of the Hamlet, Street, and Number of the House of the Plaintiff’s Residence, if any such there be.]
Act wholly in force at Royal Assent.