Legal Opinion

Wawa, Inc. v. Alexander J. Litwornia & Associates

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided February 11, 2003PublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

POPOVICH, J.:

¶ 1 Wawa, Inc., appeals the order sustaining the preliminary objections in the nature of a demurrer of Alexander J. Lit-wornia & Associates, Alexander J. Litwor-nia and Chester L. Taylor, herein known as Appellees. We reverse.

¶ 2 The standard of review to assess a challenge sustaining preliminary objections in the nature of a demurrer is as follows:

All material facts set forth in the complaint as well as all inferences reasonably deductible therefrom are admitted as true for [the purpose of this review.] The question presented by the demurrer is whether, on the facts averred, the…

2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. New York Times Co. v. SullivanSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
  2. Eastern Railroad Presidents Conference v. Noerr Motor Freight, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1961
  3. United Mine Workers v. PenningtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
  4. California Motor Transport Co. v. Trucking UnlimitedSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  5. United States v. CruikshankSupreme Court of the United States · 1876

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3Cited by11 opinions

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  4. Penllyn Greene Associates, L.P. v. ClouserCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2005
  5. Trustees of University of Pennsylvania v. St. Jude Children's Research HospitalDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 2013

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