Horn v. Erie Insurance Exchange

373 Pa. Superior Ct. 186 (1988)

540 A.2d 584

Howard R. HORN, an individual and Jill A. Horn, an individual, Appellants,

v.

ERIE INSURANCE EXCHANGE, Ronald M. Kean and Pamela Kean, his wife, Appellees.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Argued January 28, 1988.

Filed April 18, 1988.

Robert W. Deer, Pittsburgh, for appellants.

Richard Levine, Pittsburgh, for appellees.

Before BROSKY, WIEAND and DEL SOLE, JJ.

WIEAND, Judge:

The issue in this appeal is whether a trial court may act sua sponte to transfer to another forum an action whose venue has been properly laid.

An action for declaratory judgment was filed in…