Legal Opinion
Balletta v. Spadoni
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided June 14, 2012PublishedCited by 49 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION BY
Judge SIMPSON.
In this appeal from a dismissal of a complaint raising defamation claims, Victor and Stephanie Balletta, Michael and Susan Proetto, and Michael Reis (collectively, Appellants) ask whether the Court of Common Pleas of Northampton County (trial court) erred in sustaining the preliminary objections filed by the Northampton County Solicitor’s Office, the Northampton County Sheriffs Office, Assistant County Solicitor Christopher Spadoni, and Deputy Sheriff Dave Ruberry (collectively, Appel-lees). Appellants contend the trial court erred in: (1) failing to recognize the…
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- Commonwealth v. EdmundsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1991
- Renk v. City of PittsburghSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1994
- Evans v. Philadelphia Transportation Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1965
- Mazur v. Trinity Area School DistrictSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2008
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