Legal Opinion

Haefner v. Sprague

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided June 14, 1985No. 2799PublishedCited by 17 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

CAVANAUGH, Judge:

At issue in this pro se appeal by Richard Haefner is whether the trial court properly granted preliminary objections thereby striking appellant’s complaint on the basis that the previous entry of a judgment of non pros for failure to file a complaint on the same cause of action barred the filing of a new complaint.

PREVIOUS HISTORY

Appellant, Richard Haefner, acting pro se, commenced a legal malpractice action by summons against appellee, attorneys, in August of 1983. He was thereafter served with a rule to file a complaint within twenty days. Haefner failed to file a complaint…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. International Telephone & Telegraph Corp. v. Philadelphia Electric Co.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1977
  2. Thompson v. CorteseCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1979
  3. Bucci v. Detroit Fire & Marine Ins.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1933
  4. Murphy v. TaylorSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1916
  5. Gordon-Stuart Ltd. v. Allen Shops, Inc.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1976

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3Cited by17 opinions

  1. McCarter v. MitchamCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1989
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  3. Gutman v. GiordanoSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1989
  4. Martin v. Grandview HospitalSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1988
  5. Velazquez v. UPMC Bedford Memorial HospitalDistrict Court, W.D. Pennsylvania · 2004

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