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Cox's v. Municipality of Monroeville

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Nov 13, 1984
506 Pa. 167 (Pa. 1984)

Opinion

Argued October 25, 1984.

Decided November 13, 1984. Reargument and Clarification Denied August 5, 1985.

Appeal No. 72 W.D. Appeal Docket, 1984 from the Order of the Commonwealth Court at No. 719 C.D. 1983 dated August 9, 1984, affirming the Orders of the Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County dated July 6, 1982 and February 24, 1983 at No. G.D. 80-28644.

Appeal No. 73 W.D. Appeal Docket, 1984 from the Order of the Commonwealth Court at No. 717 C.D. 1983 dated August 9, 1984, affirming the Order of the Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County dated July 6, 1982 at No. G.D. 80-12963.

Appeal No. 74 W.D. Appeal Docket, 1984 from the Order of the Commonwealth Court at No. 768 C.D. 1983 dated August 9, 1984, affirming the Order of the Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County dated July 6, 1982 at No. G.D. 80-09018.

Appeal No. 75 W.D. Appeal Docket, 1984 from the Order of the Commonwealth Court at No. 767 C.D. 1983 dated August 9, 1984, affirming the Order of the Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County dated July 6, 1982 at No. G.D. 80-08719.

Appeal No. 76 W.D. Appeal Docket, 1984 from the Order of the Commonwealth Court at No. 720 C.D. 1983 dated August 9, 1984, affirming the Orders of the Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County dated July 6, 1982 and February 24, 1983 at No. G.D. 80-20491.

Appeal No. 77 W.D. Appeal Docket, 1984 from the Order of the Commonwealth Court at No. 718 C.D. 1983 dated August 9, 1984, affirming the Orders of the Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County dated July 6, 1982 and February 24, 1983 at No. G.D. 80-16582.

John J. McLean, George L. Cass, William F. Giarla, Henry A. Morrow, Jr., Jeffrey S. Blum, Kevin C. Abbott, Judd N. Poffinberger, Jr., Neal R. Brendel, Pittsburgh, for appellant.

Lisle A. Zehner, William Merchant, Judd N. Poffinberger, Jr., Henry A. Morrow, Jr., Joseph F. McDonough, George L. Cass, Jeffrey S. Blum, Pittsburgh, for appellees.

Before NIX, C.J., and LARSEN, FLAHERTY, McDERMOTT, HUTCHINSON, ZAPPALA and PAPADAKOS, JJ.


ORDER OF COURT


The appeals at Nos. 72, 74, 75, 76, and 77 W.D. Appeal Docket, 1984, are dismissed as being improvidently granted.

The Order of the Commonwealth Court at No. 73 W.D. Appeal Docket, 1984, Henry L. Bertolo, t/d/b/a The Car Stereo Shop v. The Municipality of Monroeville, 480 A.2d 1290, is reversed. See Reilly, et al., v. City of Pittsburgh and Zehner, et al., v. Township of O'Hara, 484 A.2d 736 (1984).

Mr. Justice Larsen would reverse the Orders of the Commonwealth Court at Nos. 72, 74, 75, 76, and 77 W.D. Appeal Docket, 1984 based upon Reilly, et al., v. City of Pittsburgh and Zehner, et al., v. Township of O'Hara, 484 A.2d 736 (1984).

Mr. Chief Justice Nix and Mr. Justice McDermott would dismiss the appeal at No. 73 W.D. Appeal Docket, 1984 as being improvidently granted. They join in the majority's dismissal of appeals at Nos. 72, 74, 75, 76 and 77 W.D. Appeal Docket, 1984.


Summaries of

Cox's v. Municipality of Monroeville

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Nov 13, 1984
506 Pa. 167 (Pa. 1984)
Case details for

Cox's v. Municipality of Monroeville

Case Details

Full title:COX'S, Appellee, v. THE MUNICIPALITY OF MONROEVILLE, Appellant. Henry L…

Court:Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Date published: Nov 13, 1984

Citations

506 Pa. 167 (Pa. 1984)
484 A.2d 737

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