Kalantary v. Mention

MONTEMURO, J.:

¶ 1 Appellant, Cecil Mention, appeals from an order entered by the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County, entering default judgment against him, setting aside a tax sale at which he had purchased property, ordering him to convey that property to its previous owner, and refunding him the purchase price. We reverse the order and vacate the default judgment.

¶ 2 In 1998, Appellee, Abraham Kalantary, filed a complaint against Appellant and the City of Philadelphia,1 alleging that Appellee’s property, located at 613 N. 18th Street in Philadelphia, had been seized and sold by…