• Spolar v. The Spolar Family Trust

    Publication Date: 2024-11-15
    Practice Area: Real Estate
    Industry:
    Court: Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Panella
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 482 MDA 2023

    The court affirmed the judgment based on a non-jury verdict in favor of appellees in the amount of $133,000 in a real estate dispute between a daughter, her mother and a family trust.

  • Dovin v. Honey Brook Golf Club L.P.

    Publication Date: 2024-11-15
    Practice Area: Real Estate
    Industry: Entertainment and Leisure | Real Estate
    Court: Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Nichols
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 2078 EDA 2023

    Court vacated and remanded judgment denying permanent injunction where trial court abruptly issued its order in the middle of the non-jury trial, depriving plaintiff of the opportunity to cross-examine defendant's witness and leaving an incomplete record that precluded appellate review. Order of the trial court vacated, case remanded.

  • City of Philadelphia v. Lindley Tower Realty Co. L.P.

    Publication Date: 2024-11-01
    Practice Area: Real Estate
    Industry: Real Estate | State and Local Government
    Court: Commonwealth Court
    Judge: Judge Cannon
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 1072 C.D. 2024

    Trial court erred in ordering building demolition where there was no evidence of the building's interior or structural condition to support finding that it posed an imminent risk of collapse. Order of the trial court vacated, case remanded.

  • Specialized Loan Servicing LLC v. Poole

    Publication Date: 2024-11-01
    Practice Area: Real Estate
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    Court: Courts of Common Pleas, Chester County
    Judge: Judge Binder
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 2022-09743-RC

    The court denied the plaintiff's emergency motion for postponement of sheriff's sale filed May 14, 2024. The sale was scheduled for May 16, 2024. Plaintiff supplied no evidence to support its claim that it needed a postponement and would bear readvertisement costs. The court noted that the plaintiff could request a postponement from the sheriff's office directly that would eliminate the need for readvertisement of the sale. Per Pa. R. Civ. P. 3139(b)(1), there is no distinction between relief obtained from the court and relief obtai

  • Albert v. City of Pittsburgh

    Publication Date: 2024-10-25
    Practice Area: Real Estate
    Industry: State and Local Government
    Court: Commonwealth Court
    Judge: Judge Cannon
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 1437 C.D. 2023

    City engaged in a de facto taking where it delayed remediation of landslide that ultimately caused structural damage to homeowners' properties as the city attempted to strongarm owners into waiving their rights against the city. Order of the trial court affirmed.

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  • Brown v. Estate of Genevieve Boulden

    Publication Date: 2024-10-18
    Practice Area: Real Estate
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    Court: Courts of Common Pleas, Philadelphia County
    Judge: Judge Roberts
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 0622

    In this § 1925(a) opinion, the court granted plaintiff's motion for judgment on the pleadings in a quiet title action after defendants failed to file a response to the motion.

  • Beine v. Wilkinson Enter., Inc.

    Publication Date: 2024-10-11
    Practice Area: Real Estate
    Industry: Construction | Real Estate
    Court: Courts of Common Pleas, Chester County
    Judge: Judge Sommer
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 2017-04685-CT

    In a § 1925(a) opinion, the trial court urged the affirmance of three orders granting judgment on the pleadings to defendants because the 12-year statute of repose that applies to construction projects, 42 Pa. C.S. § 5536, barred plaintiff homeowners' claims against defendants.

  • Van Laundry, Inc. v. 835 Corinthian, LLC

    Publication Date: 2024-10-04
    Practice Area: Real Estate
    Industry: Real Estate
    Court: Courts of Common Pleas, Philadelphia County
    Judge: Judge Jacquinto
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 220201636

    In its § 1925(a) opinion, the court explained that the Superior Court lacks jurisdiction over this appeal of its finding in favor of cross-appellant and against appellant that was contained in a January 23, 2024, order that was received on January 25, 2024, but not entered as a judgment on the docket. The only final order in this case that would be amenable to appeal was the court's May 24, 2024, order denying appellant and cross-appellant's post-trial motions and entering judgment on the docket for which the deadline to file a timely

  • Lasak v. Lasak

    Publication Date: 2024-09-27
    Practice Area: Real Estate
    Industry:
    Court: Courts of Common Pleas, Monroe County
    Judge: Judge Zulick
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 6896 CV 2023

    The court dismissed the complaint upon defendants' demurrer to the cause of action for breach of a conditional gift, but gave plaintiffs leave to file a second amended complaint. This dismissal followed the dismissal of the first complaint filed by plaintiffs, parents to Lukasz Lasak, seeking the reformation of the deeds to two properties conveyed to the son in fee simple. The parents paid for the properties with the understanding that they would have a life estate in the properties and collect the rent during their lifetimes. The c

  • PNC Bank, Nat'l Ass'n v. Carr

    Publication Date: 2024-09-27
    Practice Area: Real Estate
    Industry: Financial Services and Banking | Federal Government | Real Estate
    Court: Courts of Common Pleas, Allegheny County
    Judge: Judge Hertzberg
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: MG 15-000125

    In its § 1925(a) opinion, the court justified its order denying defendant David Carr's petition to set aside a sheriff's sale of real property in Pittsburgh after plaintiff PNC Bank, as successor by merger to National City Bank, filed a complaint in mortgage foreclosure.