Legal Opinion

Scientific Living, Inc. v. Hohensee

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided November 14, 1967No. Appeal, 74PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion

Per Curiam,

This appeal taken under the Act of March 5, 1925, P. L. 23, 12 P.S. §§672-675, questioning the jurisdiction of the lower court over the person of the defendant, must be quashed.

The Act of 1925, supra, §3, 12 P.S. §674, expressly stipulates that “The appeal here provided for must be taken and perfected within 15 days from the date when the decision is rendered.” (Emphasis added.) This requirement, which was not followed in the instant case, is mandatory and admits of no exceptions. See Pennsylvania Coal Co. v. Luzerne County, 390 Pa. 143, 134 A. 2d 657 (1957), and Schwartz v.…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Pennsylvania Coal Co. v. Luzerne CountySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1957
  2. Schwartz v. SchwartzSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1966

3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Scientific Living, Inc. v. HohenseeSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1970
  2. Malis v. LIEBERMANSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1970
  3. Fortieth Street & Fairmount Avenue Church of God v. HawesSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1970
  4. Riverside Memorial Mausoleum v. UMET Trust, Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Philadelphia County1980

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