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  • Wiley v. Brooks

    Publication Date: 2021-10-11
    Practice Area: Contractual Disputes
    Industry: Real Estate
    Court: Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Murray
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    Case Number: 21-1166

    Trial court properly found against defendants in action over a promissory note because note evidenced an intent to create an instrument under seal, the statute of limitations for sealed instruments applied, the uniform obligations act applied and the note was not unenforceable for lack of consideration. Affirmed.

  • McLaughlin v. Nahata

    Publication Date: 2021-08-16
    Practice Area: Medical Malpractice
    Industry: Health Care
    Court: Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Murray
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    Case Number: 21-0935

    Principal could seek contribution and indemnity for liability of common agent from the agent's actual employer, even though injured party had not sought to impose liability on the employer. Order of the trial court affirmed.

  • Shannon Inv. L.P. v. Joyce Outdoor Advertising Wallscapes, LLC

    Publication Date: 2021-07-19
    Practice Area: Real Estate
    Industry: Advertising
    Court: Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Murray
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    Case Number: 21-0816

    Appellant appealed order granting plaintiff's motion to strike appellant's praecipes for writs to join additional defendants in action over billboard on a building and court found the order was interlocutory and non-appealable. Appeal quashed.

  • Commonwealth v. Herrin

    Publication Date: 2021-06-07
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
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    Court: Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Murray
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    Case Number: 21-0637

    Trial court properly corrected sentence to find defendant eligible for motivational boot camp as he had pled guilty to an offense whose minimum sentence still fell within the eligibility requirements for boot camp. Order of the trial court affirmed.

  • In re Estate of Renwick v. Renwick

    Publication Date: 2021-06-07
    Practice Area: Trusts and Estates
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    Court: Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Murray
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    Case Number: 21-0630

    Orphans' court erred in granting estate's petition to vacate appellant's elective share because the antenuptial agreement was void for lack of consideration where decedent failed to fund appellant's IRA as provided for in the antenuptial agreement. Reversed.

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  • Commonwealth v. Goldman

    Publication Date: 2021-05-31
    Practice Area: Criminal Appeals
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    Court: Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Murray
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    Case Number: 21-0595

    Defendant's behavior that alarmed members of the public to seek 911 assistance, followed by refusal to obey police officer orders was sufficient to support a conviction for disorderly conduct. Judgment of sentence affirmed.

  • In the Interest of: E.C.

    Publication Date: 2021-05-24
    Practice Area: Family Law
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    Court: Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Murray
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    Case Number: 21-0575

    Parent could not appeal from permanency review order denying parent's motion for return of custody where the order was not a final order and had not changed the permanency goal or the subject children's custody placement. Appeal quashed.

  • Commonwealth v. Snyder

    Publication Date: 2021-05-03
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry: Legal Services
    Court: Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Murray
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    Case Number: 21-0497

    Dismissal of Post Conviction Relief Act claims with arguable merit reversed where defendant had also asserted claims of ineffective assistance of counsel against his direct appellate counsel, who accepted the PCRA court's appointment without advising the court of his conflict of interest. Order of the PCRA court affirmed in part and vacated and remanded in part.

  • Commonwealth v. Rosario

    Publication Date: 2021-04-12
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
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    Court: Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Murray
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    Case Number: 21-0396

    Trial court erred in imposing two sentences for criminal conspiracy where defendant had engaged in a continuous criminal episode that encompassed the assault, kidnapping, and attempted murder of the victim. Conviction affirmed, judgment of sentence vacated, case remanded for resentencing.

  • Commonwealth v. Shaw

    Publication Date: 2021-03-01
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
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    Court: Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Murray
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    Case Number: 21-0212

    The trial court erred in finding that a search of defendant's vehicle was permissible under Pennsylvania's automobile exception to the warrant requirement as the ruling conflicted with recent precedent, including Commonwealth v. Barr wherein the superior court held that the odor of marijuana coming from a vehicle during a traffic stop, alone, is not sufficient to establish probable cause. The superior court vacated and remanded.