Legal Opinion
Walnut Equipment Leasing Co., Inc. v. Long
Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama
Decided August 2, 1989No. Civ. 6915PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Walnut Equipment Leasing Company (Walnut) filed an action in Alabama to enforce a Pennsylvania cognovit judgment against Thomas J. Long. After a hearing, the trial court granted Long's motion for summary judgment. Walnut appeals. We affirm.
The record in pertinent part reveals the following. Long, a resident of Alabama, entered into a lease agreement with Walnut, a corporation doing business in Pennsylvania, for the lease of equipment. The lease agreement contained the following language:
"Lessee authorizes the Prothonotary or any attorney of any Court of record, whenever Lessee is in default…
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