Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency v. Di Massa

BECK, Judge:

Appellee Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency sued appellants in trespass in the Court of Common Pleas of Dauphin County alleging that it had paid appellants monies for scholarship grants based upon applications submitted to it which contained false representations.

Appellants filed preliminary objections alleging that appellee had failed to state facts constituting fraud and alleging that the Court of Common Pleas lacked subject matter jurisdiction. The basis of the latter objection was that the administrative regulations, promulgated by appellee, provided for appeal…