Simon v. Irwin

Opinion by

Keller, J.,

There is no merit in this appeal. On August 1, 1927, Irwin brought suit in assumpsit against Simon in the county court of Allegheny County on a promis sory note for $1,200, with interest from August 20, 1923, a sum within the jurisdiction of that court, $1,500. The plaintiff indulged defendant from time to time in the filing of an answer to his statement, until September 12, 1928, when, after fair warning, judgment was entered against him for default of an answer. The prothonotary liquidated the amount by calculating interest from August 20, 1923, to the date of judgment,…