Household Finance Realty Corp. v. Dunlap

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• stating that “pertinent case law reveals that the power to open judgment should be exercised when the default is the result of oversight or mistake by counsel.”
• prothonotary correctly entered judgment of non pros where plaintiff filed a praecipe for summons against various defendants, but failed to file a complaint after one of the defendants filed a Rule to File Complaint
• “[A] litigant placing his/her case in the hands of a reputable counsel should not be turned out of court if the delay complained of was almost entirely on account of the neglect or oversight of counsel.”

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