Haefner v. Sprague
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
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…
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