Safeguard Investment Co. v. Davis

Opinion by

Van der Voort, J.,

This is an appeal from the denial of two Petitions to Strike or Open Judgments. The appellants, a husband and wife, allege that the lower court abused its discretion in denying their Petitions, and further, misconstrued the Debt Pooling Act (Act of December 6, 1972, P.L. 1482, No. 334, §1, effective June 6, 1973, 18 Pa.C.S. §7312).

In the consideration of any appeal from the lower court’s denial of a Petition to Open Judgment, it is well established that we must not reverse the lower court’s action unless a clear abuse of discretion is apparent or an error of law…