State Farm Insurance v. Barton

OPINION BY

DEL SOLE, P.J.E.:

¶ 1 This is an appeal from a trial court order denying Appellant’s petition to strike a default judgment. We reverse.

¶ 2 Following a collision between vehicles driven by Appellant and Shawn McGuire, State Farm Insurance Company, as subrogee of its insured McGuire, filed a complaint against Appellant on June 10, 2004. Following timely service of the complaint, Appellant timely filed preliminary objections on July 27, 2004. The preliminary objections were not ruled upon when State Farm served Appellant with an amended complaint on September 2, 2004. The amended…