Legal Opinion · Concurring in part, dissenting in part

Bronson v. KERESTES

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided March 21, 2012No. 1341 MDA 2011Published

1Concurring in part, dissenting in part

CONCURRING AND DISSENTING OPINION BY

STRASSBURGER, J:

While I agree with the Majority that Bronson’s appeal contains substantial defects and as a consequence we are precluded from conducting meaningful appellate review, I respectfully disagree with the procedural disposition of the Majority in its decision to quash the appeal.

It is true that Pa.R.A.P. 2101, effective July 1, 1976, adopted a laissez-faire approach to the question of whether an appeal should be quashed or dismissed. That Rule states

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2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Banking v. GesiorskiSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2006
  2. Commonwealth v. MarisSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1993
  3. Sahutsky v. H.H. Knoebel SonsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2001
  4. Toll v. TollSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1981
  5. Karn v. Quick & Reilly Inc.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 2006

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