Phillips Et Ux. v. Evans Et Ux.

Opinion by

Dithrich, J.,

In this foreign attachment proceeding instituted by plaintiff appellants, who are residents of West Pittston, Pa., against defendant appellees, who are residents of Washington, D. C., to recover the down payment on the purchase price of certain real estate and various expenditures made by them in connection therewith, the court below made absolute a rule to show cause why a default judgment entered by the prothonotary against the defendants should not be stricken from the record.

The prothonotary was without authority to enter this judgment. The endorsement on…