Category: Pennsylvania Superior Court

Commonwealth v. Green

The Pennsylvania Superior Court quashed the appeal of a trial court’s order because the trial court did not have jurisdiction to render the decision. The Commonwealth charged a juvenile as

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Rush v. Erie Ins. Exch.

The Pennsylvania Superior Court issued a critical ruling on an issue of first impression regarding underinsured motorist coverage. A detective was injured while driving his patrol car. The insurance companies

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Commonwealth v. Merced

The Pennsylvania Superior Court reversed the trial court’s grant of habeas corpus relief because the lower court erroneously excluded the arresting officer’s hearsay evidence from the court’s scope of review.

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Frisch v. James River Ins. Co.

After being involved in a car crash, the plaintiff sued his insurer and sought compensation under his policy’s underinsured motorist coverage. The primary trial issue was the plaintiff’s pre-existing condition

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Commonwealth v. DeJesus

An en banc panel of the Pennsylvania Superior Court held that the defendant waived his challenge to the sentencing court’s consideration of mitigating factors because he did not invoke the

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Frazer v. McEntire

The patriarch of a family passed away testate. His son was the administrator of the estate and one of the will’s three beneficiaries. The other two beneficiaries were his sister

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Commonwealth v. Bowens

In a 62-page opinion, an en banc panel of the Pennsylvania Superior Court affirmed the defendant’s convictions. The charges stemmed from the stop of a car in which the defendant

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Commonwealth v. Atkinson

For the second time in 10 months, an en banc panel of the Pennsylvania Superior Court considered the compulsory-joinder rule. In February 2021, an en banc panel ruled that the

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Harley v. Healthspark Found.

These consolidated cross-appeals between an employer and employees resulted from the parties’ differing interpretations of the benefits policy on vacation and personal leave. The employees argued that they earned leave

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