Legal Opinion
Walacavage v. Excell 2000, Inc.
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Decided July 27, 1984No. Nos. 3416; 590PublishedCited by 47 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BECK, Judge:
This case requires us to consider whether a corporation may appear in court and be represented by a corporate officer and shareholder who is not an attorney. We hold that a corporation may not be represented by a person who is not an attorney in our courts.
We have before us consolidated appeals stemming from two separate actions involving two different transactions between the parties. In No. 3416 Philadelphia 1982 (“No. 3416”), appellee Joseph Walacavage (“Walacavage”) sued appellant Excell 2000, Inc. (“Excell”) on a loan from Walacavage to Excell, alleging that Excell had failed…
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