D.J. Malatesta Associates, Inc. v. Century 21 Rueter, Inc.

DOYLE, Judge.

D.J. Malatesta Associates, Inc. (Malates-ta) appeals from an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County which adjudicated the claims of twenty individual claimants against three real estate brokers under the Pennsylvania Real Estate Recovery Fund (Fund) 1 for misrepresentation and fraudulent conduct.

The lengthy procedural and factual history of the litigation is as follows. On March 20, 1995, Malatesta filed six civil actions against Century 21-Rueter, Inc., d/b/a Rueter Realty Company in Common Pleas, alleging fraud and misrepresentation in connection with various…