310 Pa. Super. 590 - N.H. Weidner, Inc. v. Berman’s Empirical Analysis
1983
Citation profile
18 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Kraynick v. HERTZ · 227 Pa. Super. 252 - Franklin Interiors, Inc. v. Browns Lane, Inc. · 164 Pa. Super. 410 - Phillips Et Ux. v. Evans Et Ux. · 300 Pa. Super. 331 - Butterbaugh v. Westons Shopper City, Inc. · 301 Pa. Super. 294 - Giallorenzo v. American Druggists' Insurance
Most-quoted passages
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“(a) No judgment by default shall be entered by the prothonotary unless the praecipe for entry includes a certification that a written notice of intention to file the praecipe was mailed or delivered to the party against whom judgment is to be entered and to his attorney of record, if any, after the default occurred and at least ten days prior to the date of the filing of the praecipe. If a written agreement for an extension of time specifies a time within which the required action must be taken and a default occurs thereafter, judgment by default may be entered by the prothonotary without prior notice under this rule. A copy of the notice or agreement shall be attached to the praecipe.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage“The true purpose of the entry of a default is to speed the cause thereby preventing a dilatory or procrastinating defendant from impeding the plaintiff in the establishment of his claim. It is not procedure intended to furnish an advantage to the plaintiff so that a defense may be defeated or a judgment reached without the difficulty that arises from a contest by the defendant.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage“A petition to open a default judgment is an appeal to the equitable powers of the court. The decision to grant or deny a petition to open a default judgment is within the sound discretion of the trial court, and we will not overturn that decision ‘absent a manifest abuse of discretion or error of law.’”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
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