Legal Opinion

Pato v. Cernuska

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided May 24, 1985No. 01109PublishedCited by 17 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HESTER, Judge:

David and Rita Pato, appellees (hereinafter Patos), instituted an action in ejectment in the Court of Common Pleas of Fayette County against John and Catherine Cernuska (hereinafter Cernuskas). Both parties claimed ownership of a disputed tract of land. Following a non-jury trial, the court found in favor of Patos. The Fayette County Court en banc dismissed appellants’ exceptions to the trial court’s findings of fact and conclusions of law on August 12, 1983. This appeal followed.

The facts of the case may be summarized as follows. Mark and Ada Sugarman owned a parcel of land in…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Malamed v. SedelskySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1951
  2. Bigham v. WenschhofSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1982
  3. Post v. Wilkes-Barre Connecting R. R.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1926
  4. New York State Natural Gas Corp. v. RoederSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1956

3Cited by17 opinions

  1. Ecksel v. Orleans Construction Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1987
  2. Brennan v. Manchester Crossings, Inc.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1998
  3. Glenn v. ShueySuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1991
  4. Arcadia Co., Inc. v. PelesSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1990
  5. Stahli v. WittmanSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1992

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