Case Name: Francis, Appellant, v. John A. Brashear Merged School District
Court: Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
Decision Date: 1969-11-11
Citations: 435 Pa. 589
Docket Number: Appeal, No. 147
Parties: Francis, Appellant, v. John A. Brashear Merged School District.
Judges: Before Bell, O. J., Jones, Cohen, Eagen, O’Brien, Roberts and Pomeroy, JJ.
Reporter: Pennsylvania State Reports
Volume: 435
Pages: 589–590

Head Matter:
Francis, Appellant, v. John A. Brashear Merged School District.
Argued October 9, 1969.
Before Bell, O. J., Jones, Cohen, Eagen, O’Brien, Roberts and Pomeroy, JJ.
Fred C. Adams, with him Goldren and Adams, for appellant.
Richard D. Gicchetti, for appellee.
November 11, 1969:

Opinion:
Opinion
Per Curiam,
This is an action in mandamus.
On March 3, 1966, the court below entered judgment for the defendant on the pleadings. On March 17th, a petition for reargument was filed which was granted on April 7th. No stay of the proceedings was requested or directed. On February 6, 1969, the court reaffirmed the judgment entered on March 3, 1966. The present appeal was filed on February 26, 1969.
Unfortunately for the appellant, the appeal is untimely and must be quashed. The judgment entered on March 3, 1966, was a final judgment, and the statutory period for appeal began to run immediately. Absent an order staying the proceedings, the granting of reargument did not open the judgment or otherwise result in extending the time for appeal fixed by statute. Erie v. Piece of Land, 341 Pa. 310, 17 A. 2d 399 (1941).
Appeal quashed.
The delay in disposing of the issues raised by reargument is emphatically condemned. Such procrastination is inexcusable and manifests an utter disregard for the rights of the litigants involved.