Munn v. Schellenberger

BECK, Judge:

Appellant, defendant below, challenges the trial court’s January 6, 1995 order denying his Petition to Reinstate Appeal from an arbitrators’ award. His appeal was dismissed by order of the trial court on October 3, 1994 for failure to provide the Lehigh County Coordinator for Civil Operations with a copy of his Notice of Appeal in accordance with the requirement of Lehigh County Rule of Civil Procedure 1308.

Appellant contends that the trial court abused its discretion in dismissing his appeal based on his noncompliance with a technical requirement of the local rule. He asserts…