Wilk v. Kochara

WIEAND, Judge:

While a petition to open or strike a confessed judgment was pending, the judgment creditor was successful in attaching funds in the hands of a garnishee. When the judgment creditor thereafter satisfied the judgment, the trial court dismissed the petition to open or strike the judgment as being moot. The judgment debtor appealed. After review, we reverse.

Rose Marie Wilk was lessor and Shirley Kochara was lessee under the terms of a written lease of a commercial property. When Kochara allegedly fell behind in the payment of rent, Wilk, on February 16,1993, caused judgment to be…