Suburban East Tires, Inc. v. Duquesne Light Co.

This is an appeal from the Order of the lower court which, pursuant to Appellee’s Preliminary Objections, dismissed Counts I and II of Appellant’s three Count complaint. Appellant filed a complaint against Appellee on August 28, 1981 alleging in Count I, breach of contract; in Count II, fraud, deceit and misrepresentation; and in Count III, slander.

This court will raise the question of the appealability of the lower court’s order sua sponte, even if not raised by either party, as neither silence nor agreement of the parties will confer jurisdiction where it otherwise would not exist. Bracken…