Davis v. Burton

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• refusing to open default where counsel unreasonably believed that entry of appearance was sufficient to prevent entry of judgment
• discussing the difference between reasonable and unreasonable excuses for default where attorneys fail to file a timely answer to a complaint

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

5 cases in this archive cite this case.

• ABG Promotions v. Parkway Publishing, Inc.
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 2003-10-09· cited 41×
• Stabley v. Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co.
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 2014-04-10· cited 9×
• Stoltz v. Datascope Corp.
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 1990-12-18· cited 2×
• Wink v. Magrowski
  Berks County Court of Common Pleas· 2009-12-10· cited 1×
• J.C. Hershey Inc. v. Lustig
  Bucks County Court of Common Pleas· 1997-01-24

Cites

12 cases in this archive are cited by this case.

• Schultz v. Erie Insurance Exchange
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1984-06-28· cited 77×
• Shainline v. Alberti Builders, Inc.
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 1979-12-08· cited 64×
• Alexander v. Jesray Construction Co.
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 1975-10-28· cited 31×
• Continental Bank v. Rapp
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1984-12-05· cited 30×
• Ecumenical Enterprises, Inc. v. NADCO Construction, Inc.
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 1978-04-13· cited 24×
• Autologic Inc. v. Cristinzio Movers
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1984-09-21· cited 23×
• Tronzo v. Equitable Gas Co.
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 1979-09-12· cited 14×
• Hudgins v. Jewel T Discount Store
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1986-03-10· cited 13×
• Estate of Levy by Levy v. CNA Ins. Co.
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1985-01-18· cited 10×
• Ridgid Fire Sprinkler Service, Inc. v. Chaiken
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1984-09-07· cited 9×
• Bildstein v. McGlinn
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1983-10-21· cited 8×
• PEOPLES NAT. BANK, ETC. v. Hitchcock
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 1980-06-06· cited 6×