Fierst v. Commonwealth Land Title Insurance
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
1Opinion of the Court
WIEAND, Judge:
This is an appeal by Commonwealth Land Title Insurance Company (Land Title) from an order refusing to strike a default judgment entered against it by Lawrence J. Fierst and Betty J. Fierst. The determinative issue can be understood only after a review of the history of this protracted litigation.
On December 10, 1981, the Fiersts filed a complaint against Land Title which sounded in assumpsit and tort. 1 The complaint was served on Land Title on December 15, 1981. Thereafter, an extension of thirty days within which to file a responsive pleading was granted orally by plaintiffs’…
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