Sirant v. Solkosky

Per Curiam,

Plaintiff appeals from an order of the conrt below making absolute a rule to open judgment on a note given to him by defendant in connection with a real estate transaction.

The petition to open the judgment alleges that the note was obtained through fraud and at a time defendant (petitioner) did not understand what he was doing because he was unable to read or write English, and also because plaintiff (respondent) had caused him to become excessively intoxicated. By consent of the parties, testimony in the matter was first taken by a commissioner, who filed a report recommending…