Legal Opinion

Cross v. 50th Ward Community Ambulance Co.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided July 21, 1987No. 02656PublishedCited by 16 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MONTEMURO, Judge:

This is an appeal from an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County denying appellant’s petition to open a default judgment. 1 Because appellant’s petition is inadequate, we affirm.

This litigation arose out of an accident between an ambulance owned by appellant and a car occupied by appellees. On April 26, 1985, appellees Hopeton Cross and Jethro Cooke filed a complaint alleging that their injuries were caused by the negligence of the driver of the ambulance owned by appellant 50th Ward Community Ambulance Company. The record indicates that on May 7, 1985,…

2Cases cited25 opinions

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  2. Shainline v. Alberti Builders, Inc.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1979
  3. Hollinger v. HollingerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1965
  4. Liquid Carbonic Corp. v. Cooper & Reese, Inc.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1979
  5. Provident Credit Corp. v. YoungSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1982

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3Cited by16 opinions

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  4. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance v. AllenSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1988
  5. Fiore v. Oakwood Plaza Shopping Center, Inc.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1991

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