Legal Opinion
Sheridan v. Fox
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided February 5, 1982No. Civ. A. 81-1809PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
GILES, District Judge.
This case gives rise to a novel question on the Pennsylvania law of abuse of process, and an unusual situation in which plaintiff’s motion for voluntary dismissal with prejudice is opposed. This opinion memorializes bench decisions on these issues. 1
I. BACKGROUND
Plaintiff Sheridan, principal owner of an apartment building, brought this defamation action against an active member of the building’s tenant association. In essence, plaintiff alleges that defendant Fox falsely told a local newspaper that plaintiff’s business practices caused one of his tenants to die…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- Robert F. Jennings v. Arthur Shuman, Jr., Robert J. Conway, Gustave Naring, and John DoeCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1977
- Mayer v. WalterSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1870
- Clarence Marshall, Jr. v. Allyn R. SielaffCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1974
- Dan Smoot v. Honorable Noel P. Fox, United States District Judge for the Western District of MichiganCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1964
- Publix Drug Co. v. Breyer Ice Cream Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1943
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3Cited by20 opinions
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- Chicarelli v. Plymouth Garden ApartmentsDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1982
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