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COM., DEPT. OF TRANSP. v. NEMETH

497 Pa. 580 (1982)

442 A.2d 689

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, Appellee, v. Robert NEMETH, t/d/b/a Robert's Janitorial Service, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided March 19, 1982.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas J. Sharkey, Morton J. Gordon, Hazelton, for appellant.

Kenneth Lee Sable, Paul A. Logan, Asst. Attys. Gen., Michael D. Reed, Waynesburg, for appellee.

Before O'BRIEN, C.J., and ROBERTS, NIX, LARSEN, FLAHERTY, McDERMOTT and HUTCHINSON, JJ.

OPINION

McDERMOTT, Justice.

This is an appeal from the order of the Commonwealth Court denying appellant's petition to open a default judgment entered against him by the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation ("PennDOT"). The sole issue presented is whether appellant established in the Commonwealth Court a sufficient basis to require the opening of the default judgment. We conclude that such a basis was established...

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