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HOUCK v. COLEMAN

268 Pa.Super. 580 (1979)

408 A.2d 1154

George F. HOUCK and Dorothy M. Houck, Appellants, v. James R. COLEMAN, Jr., Kathleen M. Coleman, Fountain Hill American Legion Post No. 406 and Fountain Hill American Legion Post No. 406 Home Association.

Superior Court of Pennsylvania.

Filed August 31, 1979.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James L. Reich, Allentown, for appellants.

Michael P. Shay, Bethlehem, for appellees Fountain Hill American Legion Post No. 406 and Fountain Hill American Legion Post No. 406 Home Ass'n.

John S. Kokonos, Philadelphia, did not file a brief on behalf of appellees Coleman.

Before PRICE, SPAETH and LIPEZ, JJ.

PER CURIAM:

A petition to open a default judgment is an appeal to the discretion of the lower court. St. Joe Paper Co. v. Marc Box Co., Inc., 260 Pa.Super. 515, 394 A.2d 1045 (1978). Here the lower court granted the petition. The court held that appellees' twenty-nine day delay in filing the petition was not excessive under the circumstances, since a reasonable period of time was necessary...

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