Legal Opinion

Lanier v. White

Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Washington County

Decided April 4, 1936No. 383Published

1Opinion of the Court

Gibson, J.,

— Plaintiffs brought their action of trespass against defendants and, after numerous pleadings had been filed, the case had once been called for trial and continued by reason of defective pleadings, plaintiffs filed a second amended statement of claim. Defendants move to strike off this statement of claim under section 21 of the Practice Act of May 14,1915, P. L. 483, for various reasons.

Section 21 of the Practice Act provides that the court may, upon motion, strike from the record a pleading which does not conform to the provisions of the act, or may allow an amendment or a new…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Royse v. MaySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1880
  2. Spencer v. ClinefelterSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1882
  3. Thomas v. GibbonsSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1902
  4. Fretton v. KarcherSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1875

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