Legal Opinion
Gohel v. Montgomery Hospital
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Decided August 6, 1997PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POPOVICH, Judge.
This is an appeal from the Order of the Court of Common Pleas of Montgomery County denying appellants’ petition to open a judgment of non pros. We affirm.
When reviewing a lower court’s denial of a petition to open a judgment of non pros, we must determine whether the lower court abused its discretion. Collura v. L & E Concrete Pumping, Inc., 454 Pa.Super. 572, n. 2, 686 A.2d 392, 394-5 n. 2 (1996). To open a judgment of non pros, the petitioner must demonstrate to the trial court’s satisfaction that that the following three elements are met: 1) a petition to open must be…
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- Rockwood Insurance v. Motor Coils Manufacturing Co.Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1994
- State of the Art Medical Products, Inc. v. Aries Medical, Inc.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1997
- Collura v. L & E Concrete Pumping, Inc.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1996
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