Legal Opinion

Nader v. Hughes

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania

Decided June 2, 1994No. 1412 C.D. 1993PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

SILVESTRI, Senior Judge.

Frank Nader (Nader) appeals the order of the Court of Common Pleas of Crawford County (trial court) dismissing his action in mandamus against G. Arden Hughes, Coroner for Crawford County (Hughes). 1

In his complaint against Hughes, Nader alleged that he was the father of Mark Nader (Mark), who died on March 8, 1987 as a result of injuries sustained from a gunshot wound. Mark’s death was investigated by the Pennsylvania State Police on behalf of the District Attorney. Thereafter, Hughes ruled that Mark’s death was a suicide. Nader, not accepting Mark’s death to be a…

2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. Wm. Penn Parking Garage, Inc. v. City of PittsburghSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1975
  2. Wiegand v. WiegandSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1975
  3. Vogel v. BerkleySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1986
  4. Garratt v. PhiladelphiaSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1956
  5. Moore v. JamiesonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1973

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3Cited by9 opinions

  1. Chadwick v. Dauphin County Office of the CoronerCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2006
  2. Seeton v. AdamsCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2012
  3. Lincoln Party ex rel. Robinson v. General AssemblyCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1996
  4. Family of Butts v. ConstantineWashington Supreme Court · 2021
  5. Big Bear Mgmt. Fund v. Lower Macungie Twp.Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2016

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