Robert Half International Inc. v. Marlton Technologies, Inc.

OPINION BY GANTMAN, J.:

¶ 1 Appellant, Robert Half International Inc. (“RHI”), asks us to determine whether the Court of Common Pleas had jurisdiction to enter a judgment of non pros against RHI for failing to appear for the scheduled compulsory arbitration hearing on its complaint against Appellee, Marlton Technologies, Inc. (“Marlton”). RHI also challenges the court’s jurisdiction over Marlton’s counterclaim, through a Rule 1303(b)(2) proceeding, to enter judgment against RHI on Marlton’s counterclaim. We hold the trial court erred when it proceeded on Marlton’s counterclaim by operation of…