Judy v. Martin

In this ease, Appellant Ronnie Judy filed a declaratory judgment action seeking to declare an underlying magistrate’s judgment void ab initio for lack of subject matter jurisdiction. The master-inequity found in favor of Respondent Phillip Martin. On appeal, Appellant claims that the magistrate lacked jurisdiction to render the underlying judgment, and that the master erred by assuming facts not in evidence, finding that Appellant was required to request removal to the court of common pleas, and finding that Respondent would suffer prejudice if the magistrate’s judgment was vacated.

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