Court Opinion

ID: 3210207
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2016-06-07 23:07:38.252123+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T09:36:49.655588
License: Public Domain

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF PENNSYLVANIA
                           MIDDLE DISTRICT

BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF          : No. 41 MAL 2016
WILLISTOWN TOWNSHIP,             :
                                 :
                Respondent       : Petition for Allowance of Appeal from
                                 : the Order of the Commonwealth Court
                                 :
          v.                     :
                                 :
                                 :
MAIN LINE GARDENS, INC. AND      :
COFFMAN ASSOCIATES, LLC,         :
                                 :
                Petitioners      :

BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF          : No. 42 MAL 2016
WILLISTOWN TOWNSHIP,             :
                                 :
                Respondents      : Petition for Allowance of Appeal from
                                 : the Order of the Commonwealth Court
                                 :
          v.                     :
                                 :
                                 :
MAIN LINE GARDENS, INC. AND      :
COFFMAN ASSOCIATES, LLC,         :
                                 :
                Petitioners      :

BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF          : No. 43 MAL 2016
WILLISTOWN TOWNSHIP,             :
                                 :
                Respondent       : Petition for Allowance of Appeal from
                                 : the Order of the Commonwealth Court
                                 :
          v.                     :
                                 :
                                 :
MAIN LINE GARDENS, INC. AND      :
COFFMAN ASSOCIATES, LLC,         :
                                 :
                Petitioners      :
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF               : No. 44 MAL 2016
WILLISTOWN TOWNSHIP, REPONDENT        :
                                      :
                                      : Petition for Allowance of Appeal from
          v.                          : the Order of the Commonwealth Court
                                      :
                                      :
MAIN LINE GARDENS, INC. AND           :
COFFMAN ASSOCIATES, LLC,              :
                                      :
                Petitioners           :

BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF               : No. 45 MAL 2016
WILLISTOWN TOWNSHIP,                  :
                                      :
                Respondent            : Petition for Allowance of Appeal from
                                      : the Order of the Commonwealth Court
                                      :
          v.                          :
                                      :
                                      :
MAIN LINE GARDENS, INC. AND           :
COFFMAN ASSOCIATES, LLC,              :
                                      :
                Petitioners           :

BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF               : No. 46 MAL 2016
WILLISTOWN TOWNSHIP,                  :
                                      :
                Respondent            : Petition for Allowance of Appeal from
                                      : the Order of the Commonwealth Court
                                      :
          v.                          :
                                      :
                                      :
MAIN LINE GARDENS, INC. AND           :
COFFMAN ASSOCIATES, LLC,              :
                                      :
                Petitioners           :

                                 ORDER

PER CURIAM

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      AND NOW, this 7th day of June, 2016, the Petition for Allowance of Appeal is

GRANTED. The issue presented by petitioner and rephrased for clarity is as follows:

under Rule 227.1 of the Pennsylvania Rules of Civil Procedure, where a trial court rules

on post-trial motions and expresses reliance on previously filed briefs that fully argue

the post-trial issues, may an appellate court nevertheless dismiss the appeal for failure

to file an accompanying brief?

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