Prime Meats, Inc. v. Yochim

HESTER, Judge:

William and Patricia Yochim appeal from the order of the Court of Common Pleas of Erie County denying them class certification. After scrutinizing the uncontroverted testimony of appellants, it is clear that they were unable to establish the common law elements of fraud. Specifically, they failed to prove misrepresentation of a material fact and justifiable reliance upon that misrepresentation. As a finding of fraudulent conduct is a prerequisite to invoking the Consumer Protection Law under which appellants appeal, and as this is the basis upon which appellants assert their…