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Malia Et Ux. v. Monchak

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania

Decided June 2, 1988No. Appeal 77 T.D. 1986PublishedCited by 25 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Judge Palladino,

Kenneth and Deborah Malia (Appellants) appeal from an order of the Luzerne County Court of Common Pleas sustaining the preliminary objections of Paulette Monchak, Edward A. Vollbrecht, the Northwest Area School Board members (School Board), Arthur M. Saxe and Richard Hardy (collectively Appellees) and dismissing Appellants’ complaint against Appellees. We affirm in part and reverse in part.

Kenneth Malia (Malia) and his wife, Deborah, filed a defamation action against Appellees on December 23, 1985. Appellants made the following factual averments in their complaint:

Ken…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Gertz v. Robert Welch, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1974
  2. Ayala v. Philadelphia Board of Public EducationSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1973
  3. Firing v. KephartSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1976
  4. Baker v. Lafayette CollegeSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1987
  5. Braig v. Field CommunicationsSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1983

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3Cited by25 opinions

  1. Kelly Laverdure v. County of Montgomery Michael D. MarinoCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2003
  2. Feldman v. HoffmanCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2014
  3. Yakowicz v. McDermottCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1988
  4. Factor v. GoodeCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1992
  5. Weinstein v. BullickDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1993

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