Sweitzer v. Crowley

Citations

• 238 Pa. 282
• 86 A. 198
• 1913 Pa. LEXIS 955

Syllabus

<p>Judgment — Rule to open judgment — Discretion of court — Issue of fact — Appeals—Act of April 1, 1877, P. L. 58.</p> <p>A motion to open a judgment entered on a warrant of attorney is an appeal to the equitable powers of the court and on appeal to the Supreme Court under the Act of April 4, 1877, P. L. 53, the question is whether the discretion of the court has been rightly exercised; and an order making absolute a rule to show cause why judgment entered on a bond should not be opened will not be reversed where issues of fact which it was proper to refer to a jury were raised by the pleadings.</p>