Revival on motion after service of scire facias; when defendant entitled to jury trial

In all cases of scire facias to revive a judgment, when service has been perfected, the judgment may be revived on motion at the first term without the intervention of a jury unless the person against whom judgment was entered files an issuable defense under oath, in which case the defendant in judgment shall be entitled to a trial by jury as in other cases. (Orig. Code 1863, § 3527; Code 1868, § 3550; Code 1873, § 3609; Code 1882, § 3609; Civil Code 1895, § 5383; Civil Code 1910, § 5978; Code 1933, § 110-1008.)