Legal Opinion
Davis v. City of Philadelphia
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided November 19, 1997No. 3086 C.D. 1996PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COLINS, President Judge.
Before this Court is the appeal of April Davis (Davis) to the decision of the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County (trial court) denying her petition to open a judgment of non pros.
Davis filed suit against the City of Philadelphia (City) alleging that she sustained serious injuries when she fell due to a defective City street. The case was scheduled for an arbitration hearing on April 1, 1996. Both Davis and her attorney failed to appear at the arbitration hearing, and as a result, the trial court entered a judgment of non pros. On April 8, 1996, Davis filed a…
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