Philadelphia v. Pachelli

Opinion by

Ross, J.,

This municipal claim was filed in the name of the City of Philadelphia against the defendant for improvement of the street abutting his property. A writ of scire facias sur municipal lien was issued, to which the defendant filed an affidavit of defense. The use-plaintiff, Eastern Asphalt Company, obtained a rule for judgment for want of a sufficient affidavit of defense, and the court below, although it sustained the use-plaintiff’s objections to the affidavit of defense, granted the defendant leave to file an amended affidavit. Defendant filed an amended affidavit of…