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The Commonwealth Court erred in holding that appellants claim that the general assembly failed to provide the resources called for in the constitutions education clause and their equal protection claims based on disparities in school district funding were non-justiciable political questions.
The court did not lack jurisdiction over this landlord-tenant appeal due to landlords failure to serve tenants with notice to quit since landlord only sought to recover damages for alleged breaches of the lease and, thus, possession was no longer at issue. The court overruled tenants preliminary objections in part.
Where plaintiffs built a residence in reliance on promises made by the step-father of one of the plaintiffs, the complaint adequately stated claims for declaratory relief, promissory estoppel and unjust enrichment.
Plaintiffs were entitled to net worth discovery to support punitive damages in this dog bite case where they offered a prima facie case that defendants acted in a reckless manner and demonstrated willful and wanton disregard for the safety of others by disregarding their dogs vicious propensity for biting humans. The court granted plaintiffs motion to compel net worth discovery.
District court correctly affirmed the bankruptcy courts holding that bankruptcy trustee was entitled to qualified immunity in appellant lessees claim of eviction.
Respondent was disbarred for repeated professional misconduct in five separate matters that included failing to communicate with clients the basis or rate of his fee before or within a reasonable time.
Trial court properly found that arbitration award reinstating teacher terminated for sexually harassing a co-teacher violated the public policy against sexual harassment because teachers sexually explicit comments were a continuous and ongoing problem, he did not accept responsibility for his behavior when confronted about it and made the comments in front of students. Affirmed
Where the court entered judgment in favor of plaintiff and against defendant after holding a bench trial, defendant could not argue that the judgment morphed into a judgment upon default due to two misleading scrivener errors entered on the docket. The court denied defendants petition to open a judgment in plaintiffs favor.
Defendant waived his claim that the trial court abused its discretion in failing to apply the use, as opposed to the possession, of a deadly weapon sentencing enhancement in violation of the parties plea agreement by failing to present it in a post-sentence motion or lodge any objection during his sentencing hearing. The court affirmed defendants judgment of sentence.
Juvenile court erred in ordering treatment for sexual delinquent act, where no evidence supported juvenile courts finding that appellant failed to admit his wrongdoing in prior treatment or that the lack of such admission negatively impacted his rehabilitation. Adjudication of delinquency reversed.