Luckenbach v. LUCKENBACH

Opinion

Per Curiam,

This is an appeal from a final decree in equity.

The decree appealed from was entered in the court below on December 17, 1970. Under the “Appellate Court Jurisdiction Act of 1970”, Act of July 31, 1970, P. L. 673, No. 223, Art. V, §502(a), 17 P.S. §211.502 (effective September 11, 1970), the appeal was required, to be filed within thirty (30) days of the entry of the decree in the court below. However, the instant appeal was not filed until February 16, 1971, well beyond the statutory limit, after this Court granted a petition and entered an order permitting the appeal to be…