Chain v. Hart

Citations

• 140 Pa. 374
• 21 A. 442
• 1891 Pa. LEXIS 850

Syllabus

<p>1. An affidavit of defence to an attorney’s suit to recover for legal services and costs paid, denying evasively the plaintiff’s employment, but admitting that his services were rendered, averring mismanagement and unskilfulness, but not stating wherein the mismanagement and unskilfulness consisted, is insufficient to prevent summary judgment.</p> <p>2. Such a judgment, entered under a rule of court authorizing statements of claim to be filed, in appeals from the judgments of justices of the peace pending at the time of its adoption, and judgment to be taken fifteen days after service thereof on the defendant, for want of a sufficient affidavit of defence, is not irregular and void.</p>