Legal Opinion
Jones v. Nissenbaum, Rudolph & Seidner
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Decided December 15, 1976No. 1594PublishedCited by 106 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JACOBS, Judge:
This is an appeal from the sustaining of preliminary objections to the appellants’ complaint in trespass and wrongful death against the above-named appellees alleging a cause of action for intentional infliction of mental distress. The plaintiffs were given leave to amend their complaint but failed to do so. This appeal followed.
Normally an order merely sustaining preliminary objections in the nature of a demurrer, without taking further action such as dismissing the complaint is not a final appealable order. Cherry v. Empire Mut. Ins. Co., 417 Pa. 7, 208 A.2d 470 (1965);…
2Cases cited17 opinions
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- Commonwealth v. Monumental Properties, Inc.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1974
- PAPIEVES Et Ux. v. KellySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1970
- Hoffman v. Misericordia HospitalSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1970
- SWARB Et Al. v. LENNOX Et Al.Supreme Court of the United States · 1972
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3Cited by106 opinions
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- Cathcart v. Keene Industrial InsulationSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1984
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- Strickland v. University of ScrantonSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1997
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