Legal Opinion
Cheeseman v. Lethal Exterminator, Inc.
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided August 22, 1997No. 56 and 57 E.D. Appeal Docket 1996PublishedCited by 170 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
CAPPY, Justice:
The question presented in these consolidated appeals is whether the trial court abused its discretion in transferring the instant civil litigation matters from Philadelphia County (Philadelphia) to Bucks County (Bucks), pursuant to Pennsylvania Rule of Civil Procedure (Pa.R.C.P.) 1006(d)(1). For the reasons which follow, we reverse the orders of the Superior Court which affirmed the trial court’s transfer of these litigation matters.
In the first appeal before us, appellants Kathleen Cheese-man and her husband Robert Cheeseman (the Cheesemans), who are Bucks…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Gulf Oil Corp. v. GilbertSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
- Koster v. (American) Lumbermens Mutual Casualty Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1947
- Okkerse v. HoweSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1989
- Reyno v. Piper Aircraft Co.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1980
- Purcell v. Bryn Mawr HospitalSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1990
6 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by170 opinions
- Housing Authority of Chester v. Pennsylvania State Civil Service CommissionSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1999
- Zappala v. Brandolini Property Management, Inc.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2006
- Bratic, A. v. Rubendall, C., Aplt.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2014
- Kubik v. Route 252, Inc.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 2000
- Wood v. EI Du Pont De Nemours and Co.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 2003
165 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.