Legal Opinion

Laird v. Ely & Bernard

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided July 20, 1987No. 00216PublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

POPOVICH, Judge:

This is an appeal of an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Erie County denying an appeal of a judgment entered by a district justice against the appellant, Rick Laird. We quash.

It appears from the record that the appellant owed the defendants attorney fees and expenses for services rendered. Recoupment of the amount involved began at the district justice level with the filing of a complaint.

Judgment in favor of the defendants was entered by the district justice, according to the Common Pleas Court following argument on the question, “in open court in favor of Ely and…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. DrewSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1986
  2. Commonwealth v. StoppieSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1984
  3. Commonwealth v. TaylorSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1982
  4. Goldberg v. GoldbergSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1983
  5. Commonwealth v. JonesSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1984

3Cited by11 opinions

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