Schuylkill Navy v. Langbord

KELLY, J.:

¶ 1 Appellants, Schuylkill Navy, a Pennsylvania Corporation, Edward Lucas, F.C. Graham, Michael Bowers, Joseph Sweeney, and Thomas Dowd (“Appellants”) have asked us to determine whether the trial court erred in sustaining Appellees’ preliminary objections to Appellants’ amended complaint and dismissing the complaint with prejudice. We hold that preliminary objections should not be sustained solely on the ground that the preliminary objections are uncontested or unopposed. We also hold that where a cause of action is subject to a judgment of non pros, a subsequent complaint on the…