Legal Opinion
Spica v. Garczynski
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided February 15, 1978No. Civ. A. No. 77-2529PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
FOGEL, District Judge.
The defendant has filed a motion to set aside the default entered against him in this action. For the reasons which follow, the motion will be denied.
*135I. BACKGROUND
Plaintiff, Joseph Spica, filed suit on July 25, 1977, against defendant, William Garczynski, to recover damages allegedly sustained as a result of a motor vehicle accident which occurred on November 25, 1975.
The summons and complaint were personally served on Elizabeth Garczynski, the defendant’s wife, on August 23, 1977. The next day, the defendant took the summons and complaint to the District Claim…
2Cases cited6 opinions
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3Cited by13 opinions
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- General Tire & Rubber Co. v. Olympic Gardens, Inc.District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1979
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