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Sunderland v. R.A. Barlow Homebuilders

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, Eastern District
Dec 18, 2003
838 A.2d 662 (Pa. 2003)

Opinion

[J-116-2003].

Argued: October 20, 2003.

Decided: December 18, 2003.

Nos. 1 2 EAP 2003, Appeal from the Judgment entered on 1/25/02 at Nos. 196 EDA 2001 and 280 EDA 2001 affirming the Orders of the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County, Civil Division, entered on 11/27/00 and 1/8/01 at No. 1154 May Term 2000.

Michael T. Droogan, Eugene Michael Hamill, Philadelphia, for Phillip S. Sunderland, et al., appellants.

Henry T. Crocker, Pottstown, for R.A. Barlow Barlow Homebuilders, et al., appellees.

Nancyjean P. Petro, Philadelphia, for Robert A. Barlow, Sr., et al., appellees.

William M. Connor, Philadelphia, for Tauder Ford, Inc., n/k/a John Kennedy Ford, Inc., appellee.

Jay David Branderbit, Philadelphia, Jeffrey William McDonnell, Glendside, for Glocker Co., Inc. and Jerry Delena, Appellees.

Before: CAPPY, C.J., and CASTILLE, NIGRO, NEWMAN, SAYLOR, EAKIN and LAMB, JJ.


ORDER


AND NOW, this 18th day of December, 2003, the order of the Superior Court is AFFIRMED based on the reasoning set forth in Sunderland v. R.A. Barlow Homebuilders, 791 A.2d 384 (Pa.Super. 2002) (Hudock, J.).


Summaries of

Sunderland v. R.A. Barlow Homebuilders

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, Eastern District
Dec 18, 2003
838 A.2d 662 (Pa. 2003)
Case details for

Sunderland v. R.A. Barlow Homebuilders

Case Details

Full title:PHILLIP S. SUNDERLAND AND PHILLIP S. SUNDERLAND, ADMINISTRATOR OF THE…

Court:Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, Eastern District

Date published: Dec 18, 2003

Citations

838 A.2d 662 (Pa. 2003)
838 A.2d 662

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