Legal Opinion
Sherrer v. Lamb
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided September 23, 1983No. 1504PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MONTEMURO, Judge:
This is an appeal from an order dismissing appellant’s class action complaint in equity, on the basis of preliminary objections as to jurisdiction.
Appellant Sherrer was arrested and incarcerated on January 26, 1978, on the basis of an outstanding bench warrant which had been issued on October 31, 1974. The warrant had been issued in connection with an alleged burglary that had occurred in July of 1969.
On or about February 16, 1978, appellant, through his attorney, the Public Defender of Chester County, filed a petition for writ of - habeas corpus alleging that he was…
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