Liquid Carbonic Corp. v. Cooper & Reese, Inc.

HOFFMAN, Judge:

Appellant contends that the lower court should have granted its petition to open or strike the default judgment entered against it because it was never served with a complaint. We agree and, accordingly, reverse the order of the lower court denying appellant’s petition and remand for further proceedings.

On June 13, 1978, Liquid Carbonic Corporation (hereinafter “Liquid Carbonic”) instituted this action by filing a complaint in assumpsit in which it sought damages from appellant, a Pennsylvania corporation, for an alleged breach of a leasing contract. The docket entries show…