Superior Court - 9/26/08 - RAIT PARTNERSHIP, L.P., RAIT EMERALD POINTE, INC. AND RAIT BUCKNER, LLC v. E POINTE PROPERTIES I, LTD., E POINTE PROPERTIES

RAIT PARTNERSHIP, L.P., RAIT EMERALD POINTE, INC. AND RAIT BUCKNER, LLC v. E POINTE PROPERTIES I, LTD., E POINTE PROPERTIES, INC., PARK HOLLOW APARTMENTS, LTD., EMERALD HOLLOW PROPERTIES, INC., HAROLD R. DEMOSS, III, JOHN W. McCRARY, WILLIAM L. KARRINGTON, JAN G. DEMOSS, FRED N. HIMBURG, FRED B. HIMBURG, JEFFREY S. JOHNSON AND BUCKNER APARTMENT PARTNERS #1, LTD. Appellants

No. 2749 EDA 2007 2008 PA Super 225 Atlantic: n/a Filed: 9/26/2008
Appeal from the Order entered September 28, 2007, in the Court of Common Pleas, Philadelphia County, Civil, May Term, 2007, No. 0005
Before: DONOHUE, J., McEWEN, P.J.E., and FITZGERALD, J.*
Opinion by: McEWEN, P.J.E.
Concurring Opinion by: FITZGERALD, J.
Appellants, E Pointe Properties I, Ltd., E Pointe Properties, Inc., Park Hollow Apartments, Ltd., Emerald Hollow Properties, Inc., Harold R. DeMoss, III, John W. McCrary, William L. Karrington, Jan G. DeMoss, Fred N. Himburg, Fred B. Himburg, Jeffrey S. Johnson, and Buckner Apartments Partners #1, Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as “E Pointe”), appeal from the order denying their motion to open or strike the confessed judgment that had been entered against them by appellees, RAIT Partnership, L.P., RAIT Emerald Pointe, Inc., and RAIT Buckner, LLC (hereinafter “RAIT”). We affirm.

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Superior Court 9/22/08 - SHARON SABO, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE ESTATE OF HELEN P. ALTIERI, DECEASED v. V. THOMAS WORRALL III

SHARON SABO, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE ESTATE OF HELEN P. ALTIERI, DECEASED v. V. THOMAS WORRALL III, M.D.; THREE RIVERS ORTHOPEDIC ASSOCIATES-UPMC; UPMC ST. MARGARET; SIRI M.B. DESILVA, M.D.; AND MICHAEL TROMBLEY, M.D.
No. 1279 WDA 2007 2008 PA Super 223 Atlantic: n/a Filed: 9/22/2008
Appeal from the Order June 12, 2007, In the Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County, Civil Division at No. GD 06-5888
Before: MUSMANNO, POPOVICH, and HUDOCK, JJ.
Opinion by: POPOVICH, J.
Appellant Sharon Sabo, individually and as personal representative of the Estate of Helen P. Altieri, deceased, appeals the judgment of non pros entered in favor of Appellees V. Thomas Worrall III, M.D., Three Rivers Orthopedic Associates – UPMC, UPMC St. Margaret, Siri M.B. DeSilva, M.D., and Michael Trombley, M.D., claiming that her counsel’s omission in filing certificates of merit (“COM”) being inadvertent, the trial court abused its discretion in not opening the judgment of non pros. We reverse.

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Superior Court - 8/14/08 - APPEAL OF: SALGALS, INC., INDIVIDUALLY AND D/B/A AMERICAN TAXI, AND AMERICAN TAXI

COLIN BOATIN v. LAUREN MILLER AND SALGALS, INC., INDIVIDUALLY AND D/B/A AMERICAN TAXI, AND AMERICAN TAXI APPEAL OF: SALGALS, INC., INDIVIDUALLY AND D/B/A AMERICAN TAXI, AND AMERICAN TAXI
No. 878 MDA 2007 2008 PA Super 188 Atlantic: n/a Filed: 8/14/2008
Appeal from the Order entered on April 23, 2007, in the Court of Common Pleas of Dauphin County, Civil Division at No(s): 2006 CV 5546
Before: STEVENS, LALLY-GREEN, and FITZGERALD, JJ
Opinion by: LALLY-GREEN, J.
Appellants, Salgas, Inc., individually and d/b/a American Taxi, and American Taxi, appeal from the trial court’s order entered on April 23, 2007, denying their petition to open default judgment. We vacate the trial court’s order and remand this case to the trial court for further proceedings.

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