Cost v. Cost
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
1Opinion of the Court
POPOVICH, Judge.
This case involves an appeal by the plaintiff/appellant, Lorraine M. Cost, from the order of the Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County granting preliminary objections in the nature of a demurrer in this attorney-malpractice action. We affirm.
A demurrer is an assertion that a complaint does not set forth a cause of action or a claim upon which relief can be granted. In disposing of a demurrer every well-pleaded, material, relevant fact set forth in the pleading to which it is filed, together with all reasonable inference therefrom, is admitted as true. A demurrer will only…
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