Larsen v. Philadelphia Newspapers, Inc.
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
1Opinion of the Court
POPOVICH, Judge:
This is an appeal from an interlocutory order granted by permission of the Superior Court to the appellant, Rolf Larsen. See Pa.R.App.P. 312; 42 Pa.C.S. § 702(b).
Because the appellant challenges the grant of the appellees’ 1 preliminary objections in the nature of a demurrer to his amended complaint, we must accept as true all well-pleaded facts in his amended complaint and the reasonable inferences to be drawn therefrom. Sinn v. Burd, 486 Pa. 146, 404 A.2d 672 (1979). Further, a demurrer can only be sustained if it is certain that no recovery is permitted. Any doubt must be…
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2Cases cited27 opinions
- New York Times Co. v. SullivanSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Sheppard v. MaxwellSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Bridges v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1941
- Landmark Communications, Inc. v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Sinn v. BurdSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1979
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- West v. Media General Convergence, Inc.Tennessee Supreme Court · 2001
- Matter of LarsenSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1992
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