Legal Opinion
City of Philadelphia v. Williams
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided January 19, 1989No. Appeal No. 274 C.D. 1988PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Senior Judge Narick,
The City of Philadelphia (City) appeals from a decision of the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County granting a petition to open judgment filed by Calhoun H. Williams (Williams). We reverse.
This suit has its genesis in a writ of summons filed by Williams on May 13, 1987. The City thereafter filed a rule to file a complaint on June 19, 1987. When Williams did not file a complaint, the City filed a praecipe for non pros judgment 17, 1987. For some unknown reason, the non pros judgment was not entered on the courts docket until August 17, 1987. Williams filed…
2Cases cited24 opinions
- James Bros. Co. v. Union B. & T. Co. of DuBoisSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1968
- McCoy v. Public Acceptance Corp.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1973
- Pappas v. StefanSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1973
- Schutte v. Valley Bargain Center, Inc.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1977
- Texas & Block House Fish & Game Club v. Bonnell Run Hunting & Fishing Corp.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1957
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