Legal Opinion
Queen City Electrical Supply Co. v. Soltis Electric Co.
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided September 22, 1980No. 49PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION BY THE COURT
KAUFFMAN, Justice.
This appeal is from an order of the Superior Court reversing the Court of Common Pleas of Lehigh County and opening a default judgment entered against a garnishee.1 The issue here presented is whether a court should open a snap default judgment entered without notice against a garnishee one day after the time allowed for filing answers to interrogatories had expired where (1) the garnishee is a stranger to the underlying transaction, (2) the default was excusable, (3) the answers to interrogatories were filed one day after the default judgment was taken,…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- BALK v. Ford Motor Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1971
- Kraynick v. HERTZSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1971
- McCoy v. Public Acceptance Corp.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1973
- Myers v. Mooney Aircraft, Inc.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1967
- Silverman v. POLISSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1974
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3Cited by33 opinions
- Provident Credit Corp. v. YoungSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1982
- Webb v. EricksonArizona Supreme Court · 1982
- First Seneca Bank & Trust Co. v. Laurel Mountain Development Corp.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1984
- Fidelity Bank v. Commonwealth Marine & General Assurance Co.District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1984
- Horan v. R. S. Cook & Associates, Inc.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1981
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