Legal Opinion

Kyle v. McNamara & Criste

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided February 13, 1985No. 108 E.D. Appeal Docket 1984PublishedCited by 69 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

ZAPPALA, Justice.

Appellant seeks review of the Superior Court’s affirmance, 325 Pa.Super. 623, 473 A.2d 685, of the order of the Court of Common Pleas of Bucks County sustaining defendants’ preliminary objections in the nature of a demurrer. Because we find error in the decisions of both lower courts, we reverse and remand.

In his Complaint, Appellant alleged that he had enlisted the services of the Appellees, Nathan Criste and his law firm, to prosecute a private criminal action against the Appellant’s wife’s paramour. The Complaint further al*634leged that Appellee Criste, upon…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Hoffman v. Misericordia HospitalSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1970
  2. Birl v. Philadelphia Electric Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1960
  3. Vattimo v. Lower Bucks Hospital, Inc.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1983
  4. Clevenstein v. RizzutoSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1970
  5. Mahoney v. FurchesSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1983

3Cited by69 opinions

  1. Insurance Adjustment Bureau, Inc. v. Allstate InsuranceSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2006
  2. Somers v. SomersSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1992
  3. Emerich v. Philadelphia Center for Human Development, Inc.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1998
  4. Martin v. Lancaster Battery Co., Inc.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1992
  5. Estate of Witthoeft v. KiskaddonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1999

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