Legal Opinion

Testa v. Lally Et Ux.

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided October 10, 1947No. Appeals, 215 and 216PublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Per Curiam,

Plaintiff entered a judgment in ejectment against defendants under the authority contained in a written lease. The court below refused to open or strike off the judgment, and defendants have appealed.

Appellants’ first contention is ruled by the recent decision of this Court in Harper et ux. v. Quinlan, 159 Pa. Superior Ct. 367, 371, 48 A. 2d 113, where we held that a lessor-plaintiff may pursue at the same time against the lessee, as remedies consistent both in purpose and in kind, a possessory action before a justice of the peace and a confession of judgment in ejectment under the…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Williams v. NotopolosSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1918
  2. Brown v. EspositoSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1945
  3. Pittsburgh Terminal Coal Corp. v. PottsSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1927
  4. Boggs v. LevinSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1929
  5. Harper Et Ux. v. QuinlanSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1946

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3Cited by13 opinions

  1. Manor Building Corp. v. Manor Complex Associates, Ltd.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1994
  2. Fourtees Co. v. Sterling Equipment Corp.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1976
  3. Federal Deposit Ins. Corp. v. BarnessDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1980
  4. Sterle v. Galiardi Coal & Coke Co.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1951
  5. Miller Et Ux. v. Michael Morris, Inc.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1948

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