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OHIO PURE FOODS, INC. v. BARBE

548 Pa. 373 (1997)

697 A.2d 252

OHIO PURE FOODS, INC., Appellee, v. Christine M. BARBE, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided June 18, 1997.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ronald B. Roteman, Douglas A. Campbell, Pittsburgh, for Christine M. Barbe.

Robert H. Gustine, Michael A. Cohen, Pittsburgh, for Ohio Pure Foods, Inc.

Before FLAHERTY, C.J., and ZAPPALA, CAPPY, CASTILLE, NIGRO and NEWMAN, JJ.

OPINION

CAPPY, Justice.

This case presents the question of whether a court should issue a rule to show cause why a confessed judgment should not be opened where the petitioning party offers the defense of forgery as her prima facie grounds for relief. For the reasons which follow, we reverse the order of the Superior Court and remand to the Court of Common Pleas for further proceedings consistent with this opinion.

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