SATTERTHWAITE, J., August 14, 1959.
The narrow question presently raised in this assumpsit action is the determination of the effective date of substituted service of a complaint within the meaning of Pa. R. C. P. 1026 which allows 20 days thereafter within which to file a defense. The problem arises on defendant's application to strike off a default judgment for want of an answer, on the ground that the entry thereof was premature and hence unauthorized.
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