Category: Pennsylvania Superior Court

Snyder v. Snyder

The Pennsylvania Superior Court vacated in part an equitable distribution order because the lower court double counted assets. Wife filed a complaint in divorce seeking equitable distribution of the marital

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Oberholzer v. Galapo

The Pennsylvania Superior Court vacated the trial court’s grant of a permanent injunction in this case of a neighborly squabble. Appellants erected 23 signs on their property that included mostly

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Khalil v. Travelers Indem. Co. of Amer.

The Pennsylvania Superior Court ruled that the doctrine of res judicata barred the plaintiff’s claims. Appellant sought monetary damages against Appellees, including Travelers, Pier 3, Wentworth, and the attorneys who

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In re E.L.W.

The Pennsylvania Superior Court vacated a juvenile’s adjudication of delinquency because the trial court misapprehended the nature of the mens rea of recklessness for terroristic threats. The defendant posted the

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Commonwealth v. Stone

Don’t drive with weed in your bloodstream, despite that Medical Marijuana Act (MMA) card. The Pennsylvania Superior Court reversed the trial court’s order, which denied the Commonwealth’s challenge to the

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Commonwealth v. Lippencourt

An en banc panel of the Pennsylvania Superior Court reversed the defendant’s designation as a Sexually Violent Predator (SVP). On February 11, 2020, the trial court filed an order designating

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Commonwealth v. Garcia

The Pennsylvania Superior Court reversed the trial court’s order, which denied the defendant’s motion to withdraw guilty plea. The defendant pled guilty to sexual assault. Before sentencing, the defendant filed

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Commonwealth v. Thomas

The Pennsylvania Superior Court was tasked with determining whether a suspect was stopped when an officer approached the suspect as he rode a bicycle and said, “Hold up for a

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Roy v. Rue

Do you enjoy Civil Procedure? If so, read this opinion where the Pennsylvania Superior Court affirmed the denial of a petition to open and strike the default judgment. In 2013,

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