Nigrelli v. Cody

LIPEZ, Judge:

The appellant, Richard F. Cody, on April 25,1958 executed a $10,000 note with a confession of judgment clause, due one year after date, to appellee Ernest J. Nigrelli. In 1977 Nigrelli filed a complaint in confession of judgment, and obtained a judgment for $21,700, including the $10,000 face amount and $11,700 interest. Cody petitioned the court to open or strike the confessed judgment, alleging several defenses. The court below issued a rule on Nigrelli to show cause why the judgment should not be opened or stricken.

Cody took Nigrelli’s deposition in order to provide evidence…