Legal Opinion

Fidelity Bank v. Pierson

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided April 22, 1970No. Appeal, No. 28PublishedCited by 26 opinions

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

  1. McSorley v. Avalon Borough School DistrictSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1927
  2. National Bank v. SteverSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1895
  3. Gross v. SimsackSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1950
  4. Philadelphia National Bank v. New Ideas Enterprises, Inc.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1967

3Cited by26 opinions

  1. Blue Ball National Bank v. BalmerSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2002
  2. Bornman v. GordonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1987
  3. In Re RouseUnited States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1985
  4. Marra v. StockerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1992
  5. Bank of America v. Estate of HoodSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2012

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