Legal Opinion
Iole v. Western Auto Supply Co.
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided May 12, 1986No. 00536PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POPOVICH, Judge:
This is an appeal from an order in the court below refusing to open or strike a judgment of non pros. We vacate.
On November 22, 1983, the plaintiffs filed a praecipe for summons in trespass and assumpsit against Western Auto Supply Company (hereinafter Western) and Summit, the seller and manufacturer, respectively, of a two-ton jack-stand which allegedly collapsed during use and resulted in the death of one Michael Iole.
By April 11, 1984, counsel for Western had entered his appearance and filed a praecipe-with the prothonotary to issue a rule upon the plaintiffs to file a…
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