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Shaffer v. Commonwealth, Department of Transportation

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania

Decided January 28, 2004PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION BY

Judge COHN.

Robert G. Shaffer and Darlene R. Shaffer, his wife, appeal the order of the Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County, sustaining the Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Preliminary Objections in the Nature of a Petition to Transfer Venue, and transferring the case to the Court of Common Pleas of Forest County, with the Shaffers to bear the costs of the transfer. We must decide whether venue in this matter properly lies in Forest County or Allegheny County.

The facts in this case are straightforward. Mr. Shaffer was injured in a one-vehicle accident on State Route 0899 in…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Kuisis v. Baldwin-Lima-Hamilton Corp.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1974
  2. Boggavarapu v. PonistSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1988
  3. Thompson v. FoxSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1937
  4. Spangler v. Helm's New York-Pittsburgh Motor ExpressSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1959
  5. Embrey v. Borough of West MifflinSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1978

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Peters v. SidorovSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2004
  2. A.D. Brown v. Zygmont Pines and Tom WolfCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2017
  3. A.R. Muhammad v. A.C. SchwotzerCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2017
  4. BISTRIAN v. WARDEN TROY LEVIDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 2020
  5. D. Gregor v. Com.Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2017

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