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  • Muffley v. Hall

    Publication Date: 2020-10-12
    Practice Area: Education Law
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    Court: Courts of Common Pleas, Lycoming County
    Judge: Judge Tira
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 20-1012

    The court was sympathetic to the plight of two children who had lost their parents, but was unable to direct that they continue attending school in the district where they lived with their stepmother before moving to another district after tragedy also befell the stepmother. The court denied plaintiffs' petition for special relief.

  • Rand Lepley Building Contractor, Inc. v. Woodruff

    Publication Date: 2020-10-05
    Practice Area: Contracts
    Industry: Construction
    Court: Courts of Common Pleas, Lycoming County
    Judge: Judge Tira
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 20-1045

    The claimant contractor could not maintain a mechanic's lien action against the defendant homeowners where the contractor had executed a stipulation against liens wherein it waived all claims for liens against the homeowners. The court granted defendants' motion to strike the mechanic's lien suit.

  • Commonwealth v. Bradshaw

    Publication Date: 2020-09-21
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
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    Court: Courts of Common Pleas, Lycoming County
    Judge: Judge Butts
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    Case Number: 20-0922

    The court denied the commonwealth's motion to consolidate two criminal cases for trial, because the motion was not timely, and consolidation of these matters did not promote judicial economy.

  • Wilmington Savings Fund Soc'y, FSB v. Unknown Heirs

    Publication Date: 2020-09-21
    Practice Area: Real Estate
    Industry: Financial Services and Banking
    Court: Courts of Common Pleas, Lycoming County
    Judge: Judge Tira
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 20-0925

    Where the plaintiff bank sent notices applicable to this mortgage foreclosure action to the residence which was the subject of the residential mortgage, where defendant admittedly resided, the bank substantially complied with the notice requirements of both Acts 6 and 91. The court granted plaintiff's motion for summary judgment.

  • AL v. DD

    Publication Date: 2020-09-21
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals
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    Court: Courts of Common Pleas, Lycoming County
    Judge: Judge McCoy
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
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    Case Number: 20-0923

    Plaintiff failed to establish that an award of attorney fees was improper in this contempt matter, so the court concluded the appeal should be dismissed.

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  • Longo v. Mosher

    Publication Date: 2020-09-21
    Practice Area: Family Law
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    Court: Courts of Common Pleas, Lycoming County
    Judge: Judge Tira
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    Case Number: 20-0924

    Mother was not entitled to a new trial in this custody dispute based on her claim that she did not receive written notice of the trial details where the evidence established that she had received, at a minimum, actual notice of the trial date when verbally advised by the court during pretrial proceedings. The court denied mother's petition for relief.

  • Meyer v. Code Inspections, Inc.

    Publication Date: 2020-09-07
    Practice Area: Government
    Industry: Construction | State and Local Government
    Court: Courts of Common Pleas, Lycoming County
    Judge: Judge Linhardt
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    Case Number: 20-0868

    The defendant company, hired by plaintiff to review and approve construction building plans, was immune from liability in this suit which alleged negligent supervision of construction under the Political Subdivision Tort Claims Act where defendant functioned as an employee of the Township for purposes of the act. The court granted defendant's motion for summary judgment.

  • Bardo v. State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co.

    Publication Date: 2020-09-07
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure
    Industry: Insurance
    Court: Courts of Common Pleas, Lycoming County
    Judge: Judge Linhardt
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 20-0866

    Plaintiff could not maintain this declaratory judgment action against the defendant insurer where the possibility that the insurer would raise satisfaction and accord as an affirmative defense to plaintiff's uninitiated tort lawsuit was purely speculative. The court sustained defendant's preliminary objections.

  • Stackhouse v. Gordner

    Publication Date: 2020-09-07
    Practice Area: Real Estate
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    Court: Courts of Common Pleas, Lycoming County
    Judge: Judge Tira
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    Case Number: 20-0869

    The statute of limitations barred plaintiff's claim for unjust enrichment, and her assertion of undue influence failed due to lack of a confidential relationship. The court granted summary judgment in favor of defendants.

  • Lapp v. Lapp

    Publication Date: 2020-09-07
    Practice Area: Deals and Transactions
    Industry: Real Estate
    Court: Courts of Common Pleas, Lycoming County
    Judge: Judge Linhardt
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 20-0867

    Plaintiff was entitled to a judgment of possession where the evidence established that she entered into a written agreement to purchase certain property from her father and contradicted father's claim of an oral agreement allowing him to remain on the property indefinitely after the sale. The court denied defendant's counterclaim and entered judgment for plaintiff.