Legal Opinion
Doyle v. Tesauro
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Decided April 10, 1997No. 1468PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SCHILLER, Judge.
Appellants, Teri Doyle and Isaac Harbar-ger appeal from the order entered by the Court of Common Pleas of Fayette County dismissing their cause of action on grounds of failure to prosecute (a/k/a non pros j.1 We reverse and reinstate the action.
FACTS:
The basic facts of the case are undisputed. Appellants, acting in their own capacity and on behalf of the estate of Nathan Harbarger, initiated suit against appellees on June 19, 1992. Nathan Harbarger died by drowning in a swimming pool owned by the appellees. Pleadings closed on September 11,1992, with the filing of appellants’…
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- James Bros. Co. v. Union B. & T. Co. of DuBoisSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1968
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- Herb v. SnyderSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1996
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