Cooke v. Edwards

Citations

• 15 Pa. Super. 412
• 1900 Pa. Super. LEXIS 368

Syllabus

<p>Opening judgment — Proof of an open account as set-off or payment.</p> <p>No court should open a judgment merely on proof that the defendant had an account against plaintiff equal to the amount of the judgment. It follows therefore that it was error to open a judgment on allegation of board due the obligor by the obligee where there is nothing proven in the case which would support the contention that there was an agreement that the board should be credited on the bond or the judgment entered thereon.</p>