Carlacci v. Mazaleski

798 A.2d 186 (2002)

Maura CARLACCI, Appellee,

v.

Edward R. MAZALESKI, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Argued December 6, 2000.

Decided May 31, 2002.

James T. McHale, for appellant.

Andrew Phillips, for appellee.

Before FLAHERTY, C.J., and ZAPPALA, CAPPY, CASTILLE, NIGRO, NEWMAN, SAYLOR, JJ.

OPINION

Chief Justice ZAPPALA.

We granted allocatur in this case to determine whether the Superior Court properly affirmed the Lackawanna County Common Pleas Court's order denying expungement of a Protection From Abuse Act[1] (PFAA) proceeding. For the reasons that follow, we reverse.

On October 6, 1998,…