336 Pa. Super. 586 - Griffin v. Tedesco’s Empirical Analysis
1984
Citation profile
6
cited by 6 later decisions
1
states following
June 2006
most recently cited
6 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Adkins v. E. I. DuPont de Nemours & Co. · Bell v. Beneficial Consumer Discount Co. · Pugar v. Greco · Pomerantz v. Goldstein · McKay v. Beatty
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“It has been our policy to overlook ... procedural errors when a party has substantially complied with the requirements of the rule and no prejudice would result. “Procedural rules are not ends in themselves, but means whereby justice, as expressed in legal principles, is administered. They are not to be exalted to the status of substantive objectives. McKay v. Beatty, 348 Pa. 286 -87, 35 A.2d 264, 265 (1944). See also Chiara Estate, 467 Pa. 586, 593-94 , 359 A.2d 756, 760-61 (1976). The Superior Court has succinctly stated the principle: “The niceties of procedure and pleading make fine intelligence games for lawyers but should never be used to deny ultimate justice. This is the reason for our modern approach to rules of civil procedure.” Godina v. Oswald, 206 Pa.Super. 51, 55 , 211 A.2d 91, 93 (1965).”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
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