Opinion
Argued September 22, 1992.
Decided December 4, 1992.
Appeals Nos. 65, 66, 67 and 68 W.D. Appeal Dkt. 1991 from Order of Superior Court, 401 Pa. Super. 351, 585 A.2d 496 (1990), entered August 14, 1990, at Nos. 1425, 1426, 1427 and 1428 Pittsburgh 1989, Affirming Orders of Court of Common Pleas of Beaver County, Civil Division, entered May 10, 1989, at Nos. 367-1988, 377-1988, 473-1988 and 478-1988, and Order of Superior Court entered January 3, 1991, at Nos. 1425, 1426, 1427 and 1428 Pittsburgh 1989, Granting the Motion for Publication of Memorandum Opinion filed on behalf of John Crane, Inc.
Joel Persky, Ann E.L. Shapiro, Henderson Goldberg, P.C., Antonio D. Pyle, Pittsburgh, for appellants.
William R. Haushalter, Rosenberg, Kirshner, P.A., Pittsburgh, for Keene Corp. and Eagle Picher Industries, Inc.
Ollie Harton, Freeman Hawkins, Anna Marie Silvaggio, Swensen Peter, Atlanta, Ga., Dan McDyer, Anstandig, Levicoff McDyer, Pittsburgh, for GAF Corp., Armstrong World Industries, A.P. Green Refractories Co., The Gage Co. Quigley Co., Inc.
Patrick R. Riley, Frederick E. Orlansky, Patrick A. Hewitt, Riley DeFalice, P.C., Pittsburgh, for Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corp.
John Bacharach, Bacharach Klein, Pittsburgh, for Garlock, Inc.
James J. Lotz, Richard A. Curtis, White Williams, Pittsburgh, for H.K. Porter Co., Inc.
John Repcheck, Sharlock, Repcheck Mahler, Pittsburgh, for Anchor Packing Co.
Kathy Condo, John Vitsas, Reed, Smith, Shaw McClay, Pittsburgh, for Owens-Illinois, Inc., Pittsburgh Corning Corp., Fibreboard Corp., and W.R. Grace Co.
James F. Israel, Israel Wood, Pittsburgh, for General Refractories Co.
James Ehrman, Gretchen J. Fitzer, Tighe, Evan Ehrman, Pittsburgh, for John Crane-Houdaille, Inc.
Robert Owsiany, Kirkpatrick Lockhart, Pittsburgh, for Dresser Industries, Inc.
Michael Martin, Eckert, Seamans, Cherin Mellott, Pittsburgh, for Kaiser Aluminum Corp.
Dennis S.J. Mulvihill, Robb, Leonard Mulvihill, Pittsburgh, for J.H. France Refractories Co.
Kenneth Robb, Doherty Robb, Pittsburgh, for Hedman Mines Ltd.
Edward Olszewski, Richard C. Polley, Dickie, McCamey Chilcote, P.C., Pittsburgh, for Foresco, Inc. Sagar Corp.
Leo S. Daly, Grogan, Graffam McGinley Lucchino, P.C., Pittsburgh, for TYK Refractories Co.
Before NIX, C.J., and LARSEN FLAHERTY, ZAPPALA, PAPADAKOS and CAPPY, JJ.
ORDER
Motions to Quash granted.
ZAPPALA, J., files a concurring statement in which CAPPY, J., joins.
LARSEN, J., did not participate in the consideration or decision of this case.
I join in the order granting the Motion to Quash. I write separately to emphasize that conduct of an inferior court that impedes or prejudices the administration of justice will not go unchecked. Article 5, § 10(a) of the Constitution of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania vests the general supervisory and administrative authority over all of the courts in the Supreme Court. The Supreme Court has the power to remedy any acts of an inferior court that interfere with the proper disposition of the business of the courts, and will do so in the appropriate instance.
CAPPY, J., joins in this concurring statement.