Legal Opinion
Cox v. Wilson
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Decided September 12, 1963No. Appeal, No. 98PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Woodside, J.,
This is an appeal from an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Delaware County opening a judgment entered by virtue of a power of confession contained in a written lease. The judgment was entered by the landlords, Wilbur H. Cox and his wife, Mildred, against his former tenant, Karl H. Wilson, for an annual rental of $900, plus attorney fees and other items which brought the total to $1030.
The lease containing the power of confession was dated May 1, 1956, and provided for a tenancy for a term of one year from that date to April 30, 1957, and from year to year…
2Cases cited4 opinions
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- Harper Et Ux. v. QuinlanSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1946
- MacK v. FennellSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1961
- Brown v. McClure Newspaper SyndicateSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1957