Legal Opinion

Brenna v. Sabolsice

Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Bedford County

Decided February 25, 1980No. 523 of 1979Published

1Opinion of the Court

VAN HORN, P.J.,

There is before us for disposition a motion for judgment on the pleadings filed by plaintiff, Betty Lou Brenna, in her capacity as additional defendant.

The motion for judgment on the pleadings is an alternative to a demurrer. It requires us to search the pleadings back to and including the complaint. We may grant the motion only if the relevant facts are not in dispute and the pleadings clearly indicate that no claim is, or can be, set forth against additional defendant upon which relief can be obtained: Cotter v. Bell, 417 Pa. 560, 208 A. 2d 216 (1965).

Mrs. Brenna filed this…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Hopkins v. BlancoSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1974
  2. Neuberg v. BobowiczSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1960
  3. Riesberg v. Pittsburgh & Lake Erie RailroadSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1962
  4. Cotter v. BellSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1965
  5. Westra v. BennickSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1976

Showing a preview — retrieve the full document via the Exa API.

Powered by the Exa API