Italian Co-operative Banking Ass'n v. La Spada
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 265, Oct. T., 1913, by defendants, from order of C. P. No. 1, Phila. Co., Sept. T., 1913, No. 3,388, discharging rule to open judgment in case of Italian Co-operative Banking Association v. Joseph La Spada and Ralph Laura. Rule to open judgment. The opinion of the Superior Court states the facts. Error assigned was the order of the court discharging rule to open judgment.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Orlady, J.,
On October 29, 1913, the plaintiff entered a judgment on a single bill under seal, dated October 22, 1913, *577for $700, with interest. Within a few days thereafter the defendants presented a petition to open this judgment, alleging that the note on which it had been entered was obtained by fraud and without consideration, and that they were induced to sign said note by threats of immediate imprisonment on a charge of passing worthless checks, and of obtaining money by false pretenses.
Dispositions were taken and after full hearing the rule was discharged.
After a careful…
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