Legal Opinion
In Re: Sheriff's Excess Proceeds Lit. Appeal of: J. O'Hara and Finn Land Corp.
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided July 31, 2014No. 1246 C.D. 2013PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION BY
Judge COVEY.
Joseph O’Hara (O’Hara) and Finn Land Corporation (Finn Land) (collectively, Plaintiffs) appeal from the Philadelphia County Common Pleas Court’s (trial court) March 12, 2013 order denying their motion for class certification in litigation against the Philadelphia County Sheriff’s Office (Sheriffs Office). Before we address this Court’s jurisdiction, 1 we set forth the facts that led to the instant litigation.
On October 25, 2010, the City of Philadelphia’s (City) Controller released a routine report auditing the Sheriffs Office’s finances for fiscal years 2007-2009. See…
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