Legal Opinion

Rosen v. Rosen

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided October 20, 1988No. 86 E.D. Appeal Dkt. 1987PublishedCited by 18 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

NIX, Chief Justice.

The instant appeal raises interesting questions relating to subject matter jurisdiction and issue preclusion. The questions arise in the setting of a protracted divorce proceeding which has been before the courts for over seven years. The ruling of the Superior Court vacating the divorce decree entered by the trial court would have the effect of continuing this controversy in our courts and perpetuating the uncertainty of the status of the parties involved.1 Because of the likelihood for the instant questions to recur and the desirability for a prompt resolution of…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Fried v. FriedSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1985
  2. Corace v. BALINT (Et Al.)Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1965
  3. McCloskey v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal BoardSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1983
  4. Sutliff v. SutliffSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1984
  5. Bartron v. Northampton CountySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1941

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3Cited by18 opinions

  1. Samuel-Bassett v. Kia Motors America, Inc.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2011
  2. Pennsylvania Bankers Ass'n v. Pennsylvania Department of BankingSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2008
  3. Reading Anthracite Co. v. RichSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1990
  4. R.W.E. v. A.B.K.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 2008
  5. City of Reading v. Firetree, Ltd.Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2009

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