Law360, New York ( October 16, 2013, 6:37 PM EDT) -- A warrant of attorney to confess judgment, or a cognovit clause, in a lease, mortgage or other loan document is a powerful remedy available to lenders when a commercial lessee or borrower defaults on its obligations. It is so powerful, in fact, that the Pennsylvania Supreme Court has likened the effect of a warrant of attorney on the lessee/borrower to "a warrior of old entering a combat by discarding his shield and breaking his sword."...
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