Almes v. Burket

DISSENTING OPINION BY

ORIE MELVIN, J.:

¶ 11 am unable to agree with the Majority that the trial court abused its discretion in denying Appellants’ petition for relief from judgment of non pros. Accordingly, I respectfully dissent.

¶ 2 The Majority aptly observes that this Court reviews such an order for an abuse of discretion. “The denial of a petition to open and/or strike judgment of non pros is subject to the abuse of discretion standard; an exercise of that discretion will not be reversed on appeal unless there is proof of manifest abuse thereof.” Hoover v. Davila, 862 A.2d 591, 593…