Towey v. Lebow

OPINION BY

KELLY, J.:

¶ 1 Elizabeth Ann Lebow, Appellant, appeals from the order entered in the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County dismissing for lack of jurisdiction her motion to file an appeal nunc pro tunc to this Court. We vacate and remand, finding that Pennsylvania Courts of Common Pleas have jurisdiction to grant parties the right to file a notice of appeal to this Court nunc pro tunc.

¶ 2 The facts of this case are largely not in dispute. Shawn Towey, Appellee, commenced the underlying action seeking the partition of real property by filing a civil complaint on August 30,…