Ruehl v. Maxwell Steel Co., Inc.

How courts have described this case

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

• affirming striking of excess judgment where it was “apparent from the face of the record. . . that the prothonotary was not authorized to enter judgment for any amount in excess of $7,026.77”
• “The unauthorized entry of a judgment by the prothonotary [... ] renders a judgment void[.]”
• “[A] judgment must be stricken if its defectiveness is apparent from the face of the record.”
• prothonotary had no authority to enter judgment against garnishee for amount in excess of the amount admitted
• discussing unauthorized entry of a judgment by a prothonotary

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