Legal Opinion · Dissent

K.M.G. v. H.M.W.

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided September 29, 2017No. 116 WDA 2017Published

1Dissent

DISSENTING OPINION BY

FORD ELLIOTT, P.J.E.:

I must respectfully dissent. I conclude that the trial court’s December 14, 2016 order is not a final, appealable order. Consequently, I would quash this appeal.

The Majority recognizes that this “Court has often stated that ‘an order of contempt *848is not appealable if sanctions, were not imposed.’” N.A.M. v. M.P.W., 168 A.3d 256, 260, 2017 WL 3378878, at *3 (Pa.Super. 2017), citing Takosky v. Henning, 906 A.2d 1255, 1258 (Pa.Super. 2006); Genovese v. Genovese, 379 Pa.Super. 623, 550 A.2d 1021, 1022-1023 (1988). Nevertheless, while citing cases that list…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Sonder v. SonderSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1988
  2. Lachat v. HinchliffeSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2001
  3. Genovese v. GenoveseSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1988
  4. Takosky v. HenningSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2006
  5. N.A.M. v. M.P.W.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 2017

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