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  • Hoss Land Co. v. Thorson

    Publication Date: 2024-09-20
    Practice Area: Real Estate
    Industry: Financial Services and Banking | Real Estate
    Court: Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Beck
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 1551 MDA 2023

    Court found trial court did not abuse its discretion in entering default judgment as a sanction for defendant's willful failure to comply with discovery obligations and withholding records necessary to determine the amount owed on the mortgage at issue. Order of the trial court affirmed.

  • Sensenig v. Greenleaf

    Publication Date: 2024-09-20
    Practice Area: Real Estate
    Industry:
    Court: Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Kunselman
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 876 WDA 2023

    Trial court erred in denying appellants' petition for reimbursement from neighbors for proportional expenses for repairing an easement across appellants' land because under the plain and unambiguous language of the settlement agreement and easement deeds, the easement owners and appellants agreed and covenanted to share the costs of any "maintenance." Reversed.

  • Villella v. Guerriere

    Publication Date: 2024-09-20
    Practice Area: Real Estate
    Industry: Real Estate
    Court: Courts of Common Pleas, Fayette County
    Judge: Judge Vernon
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 1986 of 2021, G.D.

    Real estate agents and their real estate agency sought summary judgment in buyers' action alleging misrepresentations in the sale of real property. The court denied the summary judgment motion in part and granted it in part. The court held in pertinent part that plaintiffs stated claims for intentional misrepresentation and violation of the Unfair Trade Practices and Consumer Protection Act where evidence created fact questions whether sellers' real estate agent knowingly misrepresented the ownership and legality of a gravel driveway

  • Citadel Wellwood Urban Renewal LLC v. Borough of Merchantville

    Publication Date: 2024-09-17
    Practice Area: Real Estate | Tax
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
    Judge: Judge Bibas
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
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    Case Number: 23-3239

    Citadel Wellwood Urban Renewal LLC appealed the district court's summary judgment in favor of the Borough of Merchantville and associated defendants.

  • Keefer v. Klinger

    Publication Date: 2024-09-13
    Practice Area: Real Estate
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    Court: Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Dubow
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
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    Case Number: 1652 MDA 2023

    Court quashed appeal where partial judgment on the pleadings left multiple disputes outstanding. Appeal quashed.

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  • Wolfe v. Reading Blue Mountain & N. R.R. Co.

    Publication Date: 2024-09-06
    Practice Area: Real Estate
    Industry: Transportation
    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Dougherty
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    Case Number: 73 MAP 2023

    The court reversed the Commonwealth Court and remanded for reinstatement of the trial court's order dismissing the condemnation action where appellants proved that the public was not the "primary and paramount beneficiary" of the taking.

  • In re: Mt. Vernon Tenants Ass'n, Inc.

    Publication Date: 2024-08-23
    Practice Area: Real Estate
    Industry: Hospitality and Lodging | Non-Profit | Real Estate
    Court: Commonwealth Court
    Judge: Judge McCullough
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
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    Case Number: 962 C.D. 2022

    The court affirmed the order of the Court of Common Pleas of Beaver County granting the application of Lowell Lundy to liquidate and dissolve the Mt. Vernon Tenants Association, Inc. and appoint a liquidating receiver for the association under § 5981 of the Nonprofit Corporation Law of 1988, 15 Pa. C.S. § 5981.

  • Grit Drexel, LLC v. Crescent Abstract, LLC

    Publication Date: 2024-08-16
    Practice Area: Real Estate
    Industry: Insurance | Real Estate
    Court: Courts of Common Pleas, Philadelphia County
    Judge: Judge Patrick
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
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    Case Number: 01466

    Appellant title company appealed the court's order granting default judgment in favor of appellee property owner. The court concluded that its decision should be affirmed where appellant failed to timely petition to open default judgment, failed to plead a meritorious defense, and failed to demonstrate any legitimate excuse for its failure to appear prior to entry of default judgment against it.

  • Ace v. Ace

    Publication Date: 2024-08-09
    Practice Area: Real Estate
    Industry:
    Court: Courts of Common Pleas, Monroe County
    Judge: Judge Zulick
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 7860 CV 2023

    Plaintiff's motion for judgment on the pleadings denied where plaintiff brought his action before he received the deed.

  • Katz v. Jiunta

    Publication Date: 2024-08-09
    Practice Area: Real Estate
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    Court: Courts of Common Pleas, Monroe County
    Judge: Judge Williamson
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 005169-CV-2023

    Plaintiff sued defendant for a declaratory judgment confirming plaintiff's ownership of real property. The court entered judgment in favor of plaintiff, holding that he owned the property in fee simple and not subject to any adverse claims by defendant, who was merely his tenant.