Bancorp Group, Inc. v. Pirgos, Inc.

POPOVICH, J.:

¶ 1 This case involves an appeal from the order denying the defendants’ petition to open a foreign default judgment on the basis: 1) the out-of-state court lacked jurisdiction; and 2) the judgment was obtained by fraud. We affirm.

¶2 We begin our analysis with the observation that a court must have personal jurisdiction over a party to enter a judgment against it. “[Ajction taken by a court without jurisdiction is a nullity.” Dubrey v. Izaguirre, 454 Pa.Super. 504, 685 A.2d 1391,1393 (1996). Moreover, this Court has held that a judgment may be attacked for lack of jurisdiction at…