133 A. 150 | Pa. | 1926
On October 5, 1923, judgment was confessed against defendant under a warrant of attorney signed by him; August 18, 1924, a rule to open the judgment was discharged; September 8, 1924, after considering additional depositions taken by leave of court, the order of August 18th was reconsidered and the judgment opened. Plaintiff has appealed.
As to appellant's complaint that the last-mentioned order was handed down after the term in which the first order was entered, and, therefore, too late, see Silberman v. Shuklansky,
We are not convinced that there was error in the rulings on evidence of which appellant complains, and the *177
fact that the court below — instead of formally directing amendments to the pleadings and to its order permitting the taking of additional depositions, — considered certain evidence, which technically may not have been admissible under the averments of defendant's petition and the court's order reopening the case for the taking of further testimony, does not require a reversal in a proceeding like this, which, as the opinion of the court below states, involves an application "addressed to the conscience of the court" sitting in equity, and a possible fraud on defendant. On appeals from orders opening judgments, the scope of our review is very limited (Stewart v. Stewart,
The order appealed from is affirmed.