Wilk v. Girard Bank

BECK, Judge:

The sole issue in this appeal is whether the lower court abused its discretion in granting appellee Girard Bank’s petition to open the judgment entered on a compulsory arbitration award in favor of appellants Wilk. Finding no abuse of discretion, we affirm the lower court’s order as to the opening of the judgment.

The relevant facts are ably summarized in the lower court’s opinion as follows:

[Appellants] commenced an action in trespass against Girard____ [T]he action was referred to compulsory arbitration. Counsel for Girard, Carolyn A. Johnson, filed an entry of appearance and an…