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Leckey v. Com., Dept. of Transp

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Dec 30, 2008
961 A.2d 856 (Pa. 2008)

Opinion

December 30, 2008.

Petition for Allowance of Appeal No. 329 WAL 2008 from the Order of the Commonwealth Court at No. 385 CD 2007, entered June 16, 2008, vacating the Order of the Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County entered January 25, 2007, at No. AR 05-2768. 951 A.2d 423 (Pa.Cmwlth. 2008).


ORDER


AND NOW, this 30th day of December, 2008, PennDOT's Petition for Allowance of Appeal is hereby GRANTED; the order of the Commonwealth Court is VACATED, and the matter is REMANDED for reinstatement of the order granting nonsuit in favor of PennDOT. See Womer v. Hilliker, 589 Pa. 256, 908 A.2d 269, 278 (2006) (Pa.R.C.P. 126 is available to party a who makes substantial attempt to conform to rule of civil procedure, not to a party who disregards rule's terms entirely and determines for himself what steps he can take to satisfy rule's requirements).


Summaries of

Leckey v. Com., Dept. of Transp

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Dec 30, 2008
961 A.2d 856 (Pa. 2008)
Case details for

Leckey v. Com., Dept. of Transp

Case Details

Full title:Edward C. LECKEY, Respondent v. COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, DEPARTMENT…

Court:Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Date published: Dec 30, 2008

Citations

961 A.2d 856 (Pa. 2008)
961 A.2d 856