153 Pa. Commw. 181 - Neill v. Eberle’s Empirical Analysis
1993
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Relationships
Relies on Commonwealth v. Foy · 272 Pa. Super. 271 - Triester v. 191 Tenants Ass'n · 309 Pa. Super. 202 - Dietrich Industries, Inc. v. Abrams · 408 Pa. Super. 301 - Kelly-Springfield Tire Co. v. D'AMBRO · Ludmer v. Nernberg
Most-quoted passages
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“To establish a common law cause of action for abuse of process “some definite act or threat not authorized by the process, or aimed at an objective not legitimate in the use of the process, is required.” ... The touchstone of the action is a perversion of the process for a purpose for which it was not intended. [Citations omitted.] Neill v. Eberle, 153 Pa.Cmwlth. 181, 185 , 620 A.2d 673, 674 (1993).”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
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