Legal Opinion

Sansom v. Provident Trust Co.

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided September 30, 1931No. Appeal 57 and 58Published

1Opinion of the Court

Opiniogst by

Link, J.,

There are two assignments of error: one, to the entry of judgment for want of a sufficient affidavit of defense; the other, to the refusal to open the judgment and permit the defendant to plead matters in defense said to have been discovered after judgment, was entered. The application to open the judgment was heard on petition and answer on the merits; no depositions were taken.

The contract, exhibits A and B to the statement of claim, appear in the reporter’s statement of the case. Plaintiff sent to the defendant a postal card (with a detachable return-card containing a…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Laidlaw v. OrganSupreme Court of the United States · 1817
  2. Miles v. StevensSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1846
  3. Sankey v. McEleveySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1883
  4. Bennett v. McMillinSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1897
  5. Croyle v. MosesSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1879

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