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U.S. DEPT. OF HOUSING v. DICKERSON

358 Pa.Super. 23 (1986)

516 A.2d 749

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT v. James & Edna DICKERSON, Appellants.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Filed October 22, 1986.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joyce S. Wilkerson, Philadelphia, for appellants.

Jerome M. Feinberg, Philadelphia, for appellee.

Before OLSZEWSKI, HOFFMAN and ROBERTS, JJ.

HOFFMAN, Judge:

This is an appeal from the order below denying appellants' petition to strike or open a default judgment. Appellants contend that the trial court abused its discretion in refusing to open the default judgment. We agree and, accordingly, reverse the order below and remand for proceedings consistent with this opinion.

On April 4, 1985, the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), appellee, filed a Landlord and Tenant eviction...

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