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granting allowance of appeal on the following issue: "[U]nder Rule 227.1 of the Pennsylvania Rules of Civil Procedure, where a trial court rules on post-trial motions and expresses reliance on previously filed briefs that fully argue the post-trial issues, may an appellate court nevertheless dismiss the appeal for failure to file an accompanying brief?
Summary of this case from Bd. of Supervisors of Willistown Twp. v. Main Line Gardens, Inc.Opinion
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06-07-2016
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF WILLISTOWN TOWNSHIP, Respondent v. MAIN LINE GARDENS, INC. and Coffman Associates, LLC, Petitioners. Board of Supervisors of Willistown Township, Respondents v. Main Line Gardens, Inc. and Coffman Associates, LLC, Petitioners. Board of Supervisors of Willistown Township, Respondent v. Main Line Gardens, Inc. and Coffman Associates, LLC, Petitioners. Board of Supervisors of Willistown Township, Respondent v. Main Line Gardens, Inc. and Coffman Associates, LLC, Petitioners. Board of Supervisors of Willistown Township, Respondent v. Main Line Gardens, Inc. and Coffman Associates, LLC, Petitioners. Board of Supervisors of Willistown Township, Respondent v. Main Line Gardens, Inc. and Coffman Associates, LLC, Petitioners.
ORDER
PER CURIAM.
AND NOW, this 7th day of June, 2016, the Petition for Allowance of Appeal is GRANTED. The issue presented by petitioner and rephrased for clarity is as follows: under Rule 227.1 of the Pennsylvania Rules of Civil Procedure, where a trial court rules on post-trial motions and expresses reliance on previously filed briefs that fully argue the post-trial issues, may an appellate court nevertheless dismiss the appeal for failure to file an accompanying brief?