Legal Opinion

Ludmer v. Nernberg

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided February 3, 1989No. 46 W.D. Appeal Docket 1987PublishedCited by 22 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

ZAPPALA, Justice.

We are called upon in this appeal to review the order and memorandum opinion of the Superior Court reversing the order of the Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County which had granted the Appellant’s preliminary objections. At issue here is whether the Wrongful Use of Civil Proceedings Act (“Act”) as set forth in 42 Pa.C.S. §§ 8351-8354 is applicable to a complaint which was filed prior to the effective date of the Act, although not adjudicated until after the effective date of the Act. The critical facts are not in dispute. The Appellee, Mario Ludmer, is a medical…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Publix Drug Co. v. Breyer Ice Cream Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1943
  2. Kapil v. Association of Pennsylvania State College & University FacultiesSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1983
  3. Gehris v. Com., Dept. of Transp.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1977
  4. Sicola v. First Nat. Bk. of AltoonaSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1961
  5. Ace v. Argonaut InsuranceSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1982

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3Cited by22 opinions

  1. Matter of LarsenSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1992
  2. Rosen v. Tesoro Petroleum Corp.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1990
  3. Ludmer v. NernbergSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1994
  4. Consulting Engineers, Inc. v. Insurance Co. of North AmericaSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1998
  5. D'Elia v. FolinoSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2007

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