Legal Opinion

Colquhoun v. General Flooring & Manufacturing Co.

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided March 1, 1916No. Appeal, No. 55PublishedCited by 5 opinions

Appeal, No. 55, Oct. T., 1915, by defendant, from order of Municipal Court, Philadelphia County, Feb. T., 1915, No. 5, discharging rule to open judgment in case of J. W. Colquhoun v. General Flooring & Manufacturing Co. Rule to open judgment. Before Knowles, J. The opinion of the Superior Court states the case. Error assigned was order discharging rule to open judgment.

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Orlady, P. J.,

The plaintiff brought suit to recover certain wages for services rendered by him to the defendant, and attached to his statement of claim a list of admitted credits, leaving due the sum of $329.00. The sheriff served the summons, and with it the statement of claim and a rule to plead, and ten days thereafter the plaintiff had a judgment entered in his favor for want of an answer. A pe*86tition was then presented to open this judgment, a rule was granted, and after additional pleadings, a hearing was had before a judge of the Municipal Court. • The only witnesses examined…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Bank v. FulmorSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1889
  2. Italian Co-operative Banking Ass'n v. La SpadaSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1914
  3. Mullet v. HenselSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1898
  4. Frey v. GingrichSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1913

3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Horning v. DavidSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1939
  2. Cinnaminson Park Co. v. LawsSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1916
  3. Krall v. Lebanon Valley Savings & Loan Ass'nSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1923
  4. Dunbar v. LuttonSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1919
  5. Neff v. SeidmanSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1923

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