Triangle Pacific Philadelphia Corp. v. Trident Enterprises, Inc.

495 Pa. 427 (1981)

434 A.2d 1165

TRIANGLE PACIFIC PHILADELPHIA CORP., Appellant,

v.

TRIDENT ENTERPRISES, INCORPORATED.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Argued April 27, 1981.

Decided September 24, 1981.

Steven H. Berkowitz, Philadelphia, for appellant.

M. Patricia Harkins, Layfayette Hill, for appellee.

Before ROBERTS, NIX, LARSEN, FLAHERTY, KAUFFMAN and WILKINSON, JJ.

OPINION OF THE COURT

ROBERTS, Justice.

At issue on this appeal is whether the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia abused its discretion in ordering an ex parte trial. The Superior Court held that the ex parte trial was improper under the…