Neducsin, D. v. Caplan, S.

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• concluding that because appellant failed to support his allegations in the petition to open judgment, the trial court had no need to conduct an evidentiary hearing
• holding factual averments raised in a petition to open must be viewed “in a light most favorable to the moving party while rejecting contrary evidence of the non-moving party”
• “A petition to open a confessed judgment is an appeal to the equitable powers of the court.” (emphasis added)
• party may petition to open confessed judgment by (1) promptly filing petition, (2) alleging meritorious defense; and (3) producing sufficient evidence to submit case to jury
• “The trial court can make this decision as a matter of law when the defense presented is without adequate substance, because contract construction and interpretation is generally a question of law for the court to decide.”
• setting forth standard for opening a confession of judgment

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