Pisano v. Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority

RODGERS, Senior Judge.

Following the failure of plaintiff Catherine Pisano or her counsel to appear at a scheduled arbitration hearing, the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas entered a judgment of non pros in favor of defendant, Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) and, on July 19,1993, denied plaintiffs petition to open judgment on the ground that plaintiff had failed to offer a legitimate excuse for the failure to appear at the hearing as required by Pa.R.C.P. 3051(b)(2).

Plaintiff has appealed to this Court claiming inadvertence of her counsel in failing to note the…