Dico Co., Inc. v. Novak

LIPEZ, Judge:

Appellee filed a Complaint in Assumpsit against appellants on September 2, 1976. Appellants’ motion for more specific pleading was granted, and appellee filed an Amended Complaint on July 22, 1977. Appellants made no response thereto, and a default judgment was taken against them on September 28, 1977. Their Petition to Open Judgment, filed November 3, 1977, was denied by the court below.

For a court to open a judgment, the following conditions must be met: (1) the petition to open was filed promptly; (2) a reasonable excuse is given for the failure to respond; and (3) the…