McDonald v. Cupka

WETTICK, J.,

Florence McDonald (tenant) rented property from Richard Cupka Jr. (landlord). Tenant filed a cross complaint with the district justice in which she alleged that she was unlawfully evicted and landlord had taken or destroyed her personal property. The district justice entered a judgment in her favor in the amount of $4,005.

Landlord filed an appeal. Pursuant to Pa.R.C.P.D.J. 1001-1008, plaintiff filed a complaint. This complaint named both herself and her son, Richard McDonald Jr., as plaintiffs and included claims by Richard McDonald for injuries sustained from a fall in the…