Legal Opinion
Moore v. McComsey
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Decided May 6, 1983No. 2708PublishedCited by 42 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WIEAND, Judge:
Nathaniel Moore was arrested on September 16, 1972 and charged with the fatal shooting of Edward Bruce Wiker. He was tried by jury and found guilty of murder in the first degree and was sentenced to imprisonment for life. The judgment of sentence was affirmed by the Supreme Court on July 7, 1975. See: Commonwealth v. Moore, 462 Pa. 231, 340 A.2d 447 (1975).
On February 8, 1979, Moore brought a civil action in trespass to recover damages against the public defenders *267assigned to represent him, alleging that their negligence had caused his conviction and incarceration.1 His…
2Cases cited39 opinions
- Schaffer v. LarzelereSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1963
- Bata v. Central-Penn Nat. Bank of Phila.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1966
- Nesbitt v. Erie Coach Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1964
- Polite v. DiehlCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1974
- Walters v. DitzlerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1967
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3Cited by42 opinions
- Willis v. MaverickTexas Supreme Court · 1988
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- Bigansky v. Thomas Jefferson University HospitalSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1995
- Resolution Trust Corp. v. FarmerDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1994
- Ibn-Sadiika v. RiesterSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1988
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