Sondheimer v. Fox
Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Lancaster County
Justices — Surplusage in Summons — Promissory Notes — Suit Before Note Due — Entry of Hour When Judgment Given by Default. No. 1, August Term, 1902; C. P. of Lancaster County.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Landis, J.,
On May 16, 1902, suit was commenced by the plaintiff against the defendant to recover the amount of three promissory notes of $37 each, dated March 21, 1901, and payable in three, four and five months. A hearing was fixed for May 22, 1902, between the hours of 10 and 10.30 o’clock a. m.; but-on that day the case was continued at the request of B. F. Kready, Esq., who acted in this regard for the defendant, until May 23, 1902, from 10 to 10.30. The record shows that on May 23, 1902, the defendant not appearing, after hearing the proofs and allegations of the plaintiff,…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Weisman v. Weisman, Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Schuylkill County1890
- Assigned Estate of HanikaSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1890