Petticord v. Joyce

opinion of the court

PAPADAKOS, Justice.

Appellant, Herbert C. Petticord, Jr., appeals by allowance Superior Court’s Order1 (Wieand, J., dissenting) affirming the Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas’ Order sustaining the preliminary objections of Appellee, John P. Joyce, Prothonotary, and dismissing Appellant’s complaint. The issues presented for our consideration in this appeal are:

1) whether a Prothonotary is liable for damages resulting from the issuance of an erroneous No-Lien Certificate which was issued by the Prothonotary’s duly authorized deputy under the Prothonotary’s name and…