Wheel v. Park Building

Opinion by

Mr. Justice O’Brien,

Appellant suffered personal injuries when a glass panel in a door in appellee’s building broke, allegedly as a result of appellee’s negligence. . An action of trespass was instituted and the complaint was served on appellee’s manager on April 10, 1962. Sixty-nine days later, on June 18, 1962, a default judgment was entered against appellee for want of an appearance or answer.

A petition to open the default judgment was filed on June 29, 1962 and a rule was granted on appellant, to show cause why the judgment should not.be opened. Appellant filed an answer and…