Legal Opinion

Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency v. Devore

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided June 13, 1979No. 163PublishedCited by 15 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HOFFMAN, Judge:

This is an action brought in Dauphin County by the assignee of a note against the obligor. Appellant, the obligor, filed preliminary objections raising the issue of venue which were denied by the court below. This appeal followed.1 Appellant now contends that the court below erred because: (1) venue in Dauphin County is not proper, and (2) even if venue is proper there, the case should still be transferred under the doctrine of forum non conveniens. We do not reach the latter issue because we find that venue in Dauphin County is improper. Accordingly, we reverse and remand for…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Norman v. Norfolk & Western Railway Co.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1974
  2. Craig v. W. J. Thiele & Sons, Inc.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1959
  3. Daugherty v. Inland Tugs Co.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1976
  4. Camenisch v. AllenSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1945
  5. In the Interest of CarrollSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1978

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3Cited by15 opinions

  1. Deyarmin v. Consolidated Rail Corp.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 2007
  2. Commonwealth v. StantonSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1982
  3. ESTATE OF WERNER EX REL. WERNER v. WernerSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2001
  4. West Penn Administration, Inc. v. Pittsburgh National BankSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1981
  5. U. S. Steel Homes Credit Corp. v. South Shore Development Corp.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1980

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