Hughes v. Fink, Fink and Associates

MONTEMURO, Judge:

Appellant, Timothy Hughes, appeals from the September 11, 1997 Order of the Bucks County Court of Common Pleas granting Appellees motion for judgment of non pros and dismissing Appellant’s complaint with prejudice due to docket inactivity. Pursuant to a recent decision of our Supreme Court, we must vacate the trial court’s order and remand this matter for a determination of whether Appellees suffered actual prejudice from the delay.

On November 16, 1992, Appellant filed a complaint against Appellees, a law firm and one of its attorneys, alleging several causes of action in…