Legal Opinion

Marcinak v. Lavery

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided April 3, 1981No. 1635PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

CAVANAUGH, Judge:

The defendants appeal the lower court’s order denying their petition for leave to file exceptions nunc pro tunc. They argue that a breakdown occurred in the processes of the lower court which denied them the right to appeal and that the lower court abused its discretion in denying their petition for leave to file exceptions, nunc pro tunc. We agree and remand the case for the filing of exceptions.

Our disposition requires a review of the somewhat complicated history of this case. In 1974 the plaintiffs brought an action in equity to enjoin the defendants from interfering with…

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2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Pugar v. GrecoSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1978
  2. Nixon v. NixonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1938
  3. West Penn Power Company v. GoddardSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1975
  4. Purdy EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1972
  5. Paul v. PaulSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1980

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3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. BraykovichSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1995
  2. Commonwealth v. SmithSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1985
  3. Estate of KeefauverSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1986
  4. Moring v. DunneSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1985
  5. Commonwealth v. FrazierSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1984

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