Legal Opinion

In Re Gross

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided January 26, 1978No. 16PublishedCited by 172 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

NIX, Justice.

This is an appeal from a decree of the Orphans’ Court Division of the Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County dismissing appellant’s exceptions to an earlier decree denying appellant’s petition for injunctive relief. 1 The lower court’s dismissal of exceptions was based upon its holding that the legal issue upon which appellant based his prayer for injunctive relief had been rendered moot. Because we also conclude that the issue is moot, for the reasons set forth herein, we affirm the decree.

The material facts, as found in the record and stipulation of facts by counsel…

2Cases cited24 opinions

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