Hartley v. Pennsylvania Railroad

Per Curiam,

This is an appeal from the action of thé court below in refusing to open a judgment of non pros entered against plaintiff for failure to file an amended statement of claim. Defendant filed an affidavit of defense, raising questions of law to plaintiff’s original statement of claim in trespass, which the court sustained with leave to plaintiff to file an amended statement within thirty days. No amendment having been made, judgment of non pros was entered against plaintiff by the prothonotary, upon order of defendant’s counsel, shortly after expiration of the thirty-day period…