Brown v. McClure Newspaper Syndicate

Opinion

Per Curiam,

This is an appeal by defendant, McClure Newspaper Syndicate, from the refusal of the Court of Common Pleas of Luzerne County to open a judgment confessed on a sealed promissory note. A petition to open a judgment, being equitable in nature, is addressed to the sound discretion of the court of common pleas, and the disposition by that court will not be disturbed unless a clear abuse of discretion is shown. Stein v. Greene, 178 Pa. Superior Ct. 464, 467, 116 A. 2d 308; Gregory v. Fassett, 178 Pa. Superior Ct. 599, 606, 116 A. 2d 304. The opinion of Judge Flannery for the court…