Houston-Starr Co. v. Virginia Mansions Apartments, Inc.

CAVANAUGH, Judge:

The appellant, Houston-Starr Company, filed a complaint in equity against the appellees, Virginia Mansions Apartments, Inc. and Robert O. Lampl. The appellant also caused a lis pendens to be indexed against the property of Robert Lample, one of the appellees herein. 1

The appeal must be quashed as it is from an interlocutory order. “ ‘Finality’ exists when the practical effect of an order is to put the defendant out of court, or otherwise terminate the litigation by prohibiting either party from proceeding with the action.” Balter v. Balter, 284 Pa.Super. 350, 354-55, 425 A.2d…