Legal Opinion
Hersch v. Clapper
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Decided February 27, 1975No. Appeal, 169PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion By
Cercone, J.,
This is an appeal from an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Erie County refusing to open a default judgment entered in a trespass action. The suit arose out of an altercation that occurred on April 21, 1971, when the defendant, Frederick Clapper, is alleged to have repeatedly struck the plaintiff, Lucy Brindle Herseh, with a large board.
The litigation was commenced through issuance of a summons which was duly served upon the defendant on May 16, 1972. On May 31, 1972, the plaintiff through her former attorney, S. Thaddeus Kwiat, now deceased, filed a complaint in…
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- Silverman v. POLISSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1974
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3Cited by21 opinions
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