Stahl Plumbing & Heating, Inc. v. Nelson

WETTICK, A.J.,

Defendant has filed a petition to strike a judgment entered by a district justice on the ground that the justice lacked jurisdiction to enter this judgment.*

Defendant was served on January 30, 1985, and the hearing before the district justice occurred on February 8, 1985. Defendant did not appear at the hearing, so he did not waive any defect in service. Pa.R.C.P.D.J. 314(C). ■

Rule Pa.R.C.P.D.J. 307 governs service of the complaint. This rule requires service to be made “at least 10 days before the hearing.” In the present case, service was made only eight days before the…