Legal Opinion
Hykes v. Hughes
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Decided October 23, 2003PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtPopovich, J.
¶ 1 Appellant Angela Hykes appeals the order granting the preliminary objections of Appellees Morgan C. Hughes, Ingrid Hughes, Williams Groves Amusement, Inc., and Williams Grove, Inc., d/b/a Williams Grove Amusement Park. We reverse.
¶ 2 “Preliminary objections in the nature of a demurrer test the legal sufficiency of the complaint.” White v. Penn-DOT, 738 A.2d 27, 31 (Pa.Cmwlth.1999). When considering preliminary objections, all material facts set forth in the challenged pleadings are admitted as true, as well as all inferences reasonably deducible therefrom. DeMary v. Latrobe Printing Co.,…
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- Albright v. FaganSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1996
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