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REID v. BOOHAR

856 A.2d 156 (2004)

Donnie REID, Appellee, v. Michael Scott BOOHAR, Appellant.

Superior Court of Pennsylvania.

Filed August 3, 2004.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kristi Gohn, York, for appellant.

George S. Marion, Philadelphia, for appellee.

BEFORE: DEL SOLE, P.J., KELLY, and CAVANAUGH, JJ.

OPINION BY KELLY, J.:

¶ 1 Appellant, Michael Scott Boohar, asks us to determine whether the trial court erred in refusing to open the default judgment entered by Appellee, Donnie Reid. We hold that Appellant, a layperson, established a legitimate excuse for not filing a timely response to Appellee's complaint where he entrusted his claim to his insurance carrier and reasonably relied on its representation, and the insurer mistakenly failed to file a timely answer...

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