Legal Opinion

Beausang v. Bernotas

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided March 12, 1982No. 657PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

WICKERSHAM, Judge:

This is an appeal from an order dismissing a motion to open a default judgment. Appellee Beausang filed a complaint in trespass and assumpsit on October 17, 1979, alleging appellants, Joseph and Barbara Bernotas, had not paid him money owed under a lease of a vacation home. Appellee further alleged that the Bernotases had damaged his vacation home during their stay there. Appellants filed no answer or appearance. On November 15, 1979, appellee Beausang took a default judgment for $1,136.31. The lower court denied the Bernotases’ motion to open judgment and this appeal…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Pugh v. HolmesSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1979
  2. BALK v. Ford Motor Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1971
  3. Kraynick v. HERTZSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1971
  4. Shainline v. Alberti Builders, Inc.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1979
  5. Silverman v. POLISSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1974

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Wade v. JobeUtah Supreme Court · 1991
  2. N.H. Weidner, Inc. v. BermanSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1983
  3. McPherson v. Tube City Taxicab Co.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1983
  4. Wade v. JobeUtah Supreme Court · 1991
  5. Wurster v. PetersSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1983

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