Pennsylvania Code
Title 231 - RULES OF CIVIL PROCEDURE
Part I - GENERAL
Chapter 200 - BUSINESS OF COURTS
Rule 237.3 - Relief from Judgment of Non Pros or by Default
Universal Citation: 231 PA Code ยง 237.3
Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 12, March 23, 2024
(a) A petition for relief from a judgment of non pros or by default entered pursuant to Rule 237.1 shall have attached thereto a copy of the complaint, preliminary objections, and/or answer which the petitioner seeks leave to file. All grounds for relief shall be raised in a single petition.
(b)
(1) If the petition is filed within ten days
after the entry of a judgment of non pros on the docket, the
court shall open the judgment if the proposed complaint states a meritorious
cause of action.
(2) If the
petition is filed within ten days after the entry of a default judgment on the
docket, the court shall open the judgment if one or more of the proposed
preliminary objections has merit or the proposed answer states a meritorious
defense.
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