Legal Opinion
Feigley v. Suomela
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided September 29, 1989No. 1184 C.D. 1989PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PALLADINO, Judge.
George Feigley (Appellant) appeals from an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Huntingdon County (trial court) granting Martin Suomela and Terry L. Jones’ (Appellees) petition to open or strike a default judgment (Petition). We affirm.
Appellant, an inmate at the State Correctional InstituteHuntingdon (prison), instituted a slander action against Appellees who are prison employees. Appellant applied to the trial court to proceed in forma pauperis. In granting the application, the court ordered the Sheriff of Huntingdon County (Sheriff) to serve the complaint and ordered…
2Cases cited6 opinions
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- Allison v. MerrisSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1985
- Erie Independence House, Inc. v. CommonwealthCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1989
- Bronson v. FilipiCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1987
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