Court Opinion

ID: 9746647
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-27 14:31:28.858743+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T12:37:50.764930
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ROBERTS, Justice,
dissenting.
I dissent. I would not permit the judgment to be opened to its full extent of $24,759.17. This record reflects an uncontested, valid judgment against' appellee-garnishee in the sum of $1,762.56. Thus, unlike the majority, I would not *363permit appellee-garnishee to open this portion. As to the remainder of the judgment, this record reveals an inordinate delay on the part of appellee-garnishee in seeking to open judgment. I am satisfied, however, that appellant-judgment creditor suffered no prejudice as a result. See e. g., Vallish v. Rapoport, 364 Pa. 25, 70 A.2d 616 (1950); Joseph Melnick Bldg. & Loan Ass’n. v. Melnick, 361 Pa. 328, 64 A.2d 773 (1949); 7 Std.Pa.Prac. Ch. 30 (Relief From Judgments), § 79 at p. 102. Accordingly, I would permit the remainder of the judgment to be opened, in the sum of $22,996.61.
LARSEN, J., joins in this dissenting opinion.