398 Pa. Super. 421 - Elcomp, Inc. v. Drolet’s Empirical Analysis
1990
Citation profile
14
cited by 14 later decisions
1
states following
March 1994
most recently cited
14 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Narducci v. Mason's Discount Store · 398 Pa. Super. 400 - Valley Peat & Humus v. Sunnylands, Inc. · 362 Pa. Super. 432 - Carroll v. Kimmel
Most-quoted passages
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“[a] court may properly enter a judgment of non pros when a party to the proceeding has shown a want of due diligence in failing to proceed with reasonable promptitude, and there has been no compelling reason for the delay, and the delay has caused some prejudice to the adverse party, such as the death or unexplained absence of material witnesses.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage“[w]ithout considering the possibility of a satisfactory excuse for Elcomp's absence or prejudice to Drolet, the trial court could not properly exercise its discretion in this matter.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
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