Legal Opinion

Lucidore v. Novak

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided February 12, 1990No. 00752PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HESTER, Judge:

This appeal presents the issue of whether one division of the court of common pleas is required to transfer a case filed incorrectly in that division to the correct division of the court. We conclude that it is and accordingly, reverse.

On November 17, 1987, Harvey and Charles Lucidore, appellants, instituted this equity action in the civil division of the Court of Common Pleas of Lawrence County against Shirley Novak and Gloria Novak, appellees. Gloria is joined both individually and in her capacity as executrix of the estate of Elia P. Skinner.

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2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. WadzinskiSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1978
  2. Mangold v. NeumanSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1952
  3. Gorden v. CutlerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1983
  4. Dempsey v. FiguraSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1988
  5. Commonwealth v. JonesSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1982

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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Robert Golden, Attorney-In-Fact for Leah Golden Donald Earwood, of the Estate of Helen Earwood v. David S. Golden Darlene KoposkoCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2004
  2. Estate of CiuccarelliSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2013
  3. In Re Estate of CantorSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1993
  4. Lake Adventure Community Ass'n v. Anderson, Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Pike County1996
  5. Golden v. GoldenCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2004

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