435 Pa. Super. 279 - Debroff v. Corretti’s Empirical Analysis
1994
Citation profile
7 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on 359 Pa. Super. 572 - Toczylowski v. General Bindery Co. · 398 Pa. Super. 400 - Valley Peat & Humus v. Sunnylands, Inc. · 387 Pa. Super. 511 - McGonigle v. Currence · 382 Pa. Super. 452 - Hall v. Reeb · 402 Pa. Super. 319 - Ttmar, Inc. v. Sulka
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“[A]s is apparent from the title and text of the rule, Rule 218 of the Pennsylvania Rules of Civil Procedure addresses trials not arbitration hearings. When the words of a rule are clear and free from all ambi guity, the letter of the rule is not to be disregarded. Pa.R.Civ.P. 127. Further, it is presumed that the entire chapter of rules is to be effective. Pa.R.Civ.P. 128(b). If Pennsylvania Rule of Civil Procedure 218 is utilized in arbitration cases as well as trials, then Pennsylvania Rules of Civil Procedure 1303(b) and 1304(a) would not be effective; in fact, they would be superfluous. In order to give effect to each rule, Rule 218 of the Pennsylvania Rules of Civil Procedure application must be limited to trials and Pennsylvania Rules of Civil Procedure 1303(b) and 1304(a) must be applied to arbitration hearings. Thus, Pennsylvania Rule of Civil Procedure 218(a) does not give common pleas court judges the authority to enter the judgment non pros when a plaintiff fails to appear at an arbitration hearing.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
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