Rosenwald v. Barbieri

Opinion by

Judge Blatt,

Before us are the respondents’ preliminary objections to an amended complaint filed by petitioner Lawrence William Rosenwald individually and on behalf of all constables in Montgomery County and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

A trespass action was filed in the Court of Common Pleas of Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, in which Gene Reuben sued the petitioner and James L. O’Brien for libel and negligent infliction of emotional distress. The petitioner was a constable initially appointed by the court of common pleas and later elected by the voters of Cheltenham Township…