Fidelity Bank v. Pierson
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice O’Brien,
This is an appeal from an order refusing to set aside a sheriff’s sale of real estate. A Petition to set aside such a sale is addressed to the sound discretion of the court below and its decision will not be reversed on appeal unless there is a clear abuse of that discretion. Phila. Nat. Bank v. New Ideas Enter., Inc., 424 Pa. 284, 227 A. 2d 873 (1967).
The court below found the following facts:
“On April 17, 1968, the Fidelity Bank entered judgment on a Bond and Warrant accompanying a mortgage dated October 31, 1961, for $15,000, payable in installments with…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- McSorley v. Avalon Borough School DistrictSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1927
- National Bank v. SteverSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1895
- Gross v. SimsackSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1950
- Philadelphia National Bank v. New Ideas Enterprises, Inc.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1967
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