Penn-Delco School District v. Bell Atlantic-Pa, Inc.

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• noting that Appellant did not deny Appellees’ assertion in paragraph 6 of the complaint that their predecessors in interest permitted Appellant to locate equipment on their - 12 - J-A22020-22 property
• stating, the petitioner “does not have to prove every element of [his or her] defense, however, [the petitioner] must set forth a defense in precise, specific[,] and clear terms” (original brackets omitted)
• trial court erred in finding defendant failed to demonstrate a meritorious defense where the proposed answer asserted affirmative defenses including statute of limitations, res judicata, and failure to exhaust administrative remedies
• “[W]here the petitioner files a petition to open the judgment within ten days, … the petitioner need demonstrate only that the verified pleading attached to the petition states a meritorious defense.”

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