(USPS ) VOL. LV EASTON, PA April 9, 2009 NO. 67 Northampton County Reporter Digest CONTENTS

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1 (USPS ) VOL. LV EASTON, PA April 9, 2009 NO. 67 Northampton County Reporter Digest CONTENTS Audit Orphans Court...9 Lutheran Congregational Services Bar News...3 Feeling Whole Again...11 Corporate Fictitious Name Notices...9 Northampton County Reporter Estate Notices...4 Digest Firm Announcement...12 Notices of Incorporation...9 Legal Notices...10 Notice of Non-Profit Incorporation...9 INSERT: Green: 1. Syracuse Chiefs vs. Lehigh Valley Iron Pigs 2. Regina v. Dudley 3. Expanding Disability Rights in the Workplace: ADA Developments in Employment Law Calendar NOTICE TO THE BAR... ARRAIGNMENT CANCELLATION Kindly be advised that arraignments scheduled for Thursday, May 28, 2009 have been cancelled. If you have any questions please call the Court Administrator s Office at * * * * * * * * NCBA and the Iron Pigs! July 2, See registration form inside. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form by electronic, mechanical, photocopying, or any other means without the prior written permission of the copyright holder.

2 NORTHAMPTON COUNTY BAR ASSOCIATION 2009 BAR ASSOCIATION OFFICERS Joseph A. Corpora, III... President Jacqueline M. Taschner...President-elect Kerry S. Freidl Vice President Victor E. Scomillio Treasurer Stanley J. Margle, III Secretary Michael C. Deschler Past President BOARD OF GOVERNORS ZONE II DELEGATES Kevin F. Danyi Alyssa A. Lopiano-Reilly Samuel P. Murray Daniel M. O Donnell Christopher M. Reid Barbara Rush Renkert Michael P. Shay Northampton County Reporter Attorney Referral & Information Service 155 South Ninth Street, Easton, PA Phone (610) Fax (610) ncba@norcobar.org PBA (800) PBI (800) BAR ASSOCIATION STAFF Mary Beth Leeson...Executive Director Stephanie Pasquel...Accounting Heather Rizzotto-Stefanik...Legal Journal Gloria A. Robison...Attorney Referral Deborah J. Flanagan Attorney Referral 2 Michael C. Deschler Barbara L. Hollenbach Nicholas Noel, III Joel M. Scheer Michael P. Shay Ronald W. Shipman The Northampton County Reporter will be published every Thursday by the Northampton County Bar Association, 155 South Ninth St., Easton, PA All legal notices relating to the business of the county, are required by rule of Court, to be published in this Journal. All legal notices must be submitted in typewritten form and are published exactly as submitted by the advertiser. Neither the Law Reporter nor the printer will assume any responsibility to edit, make spelling corrections, eliminate errors in grammar or make any changes to content. Subscription Price $75.00 per year. Periodical Postage Paid at Easton, PA and additional office. Postmaster: Send all communications and address changes to: NORTHAMPTON COUNTY REPORTER 155 South Ninth St., Easton, PA Telephone (610) FAX (610) Edward P. Shaughnessy, Esquire Editor

3 IN MEMORIAM James A. Hemstreet, Esquire Admitted to Northampton County Bar: October 23, 1950 Died: April 5, 2009 Services were held on Wednesday, April 8, 2009, at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, Wilson Borough. Memorials may be sent to the charity of choice. Mark Your Calendars NOTICE TO NCBA MEMBERS BAR NEWS The Iron Pigs are here! Our adventure at the Iron Pigs game last year was so well received that we decided to try it again! We have all four dugout suites this year. The Iron Pigs game is on Thursday, July 2 nd. Sign up soon tickets will sell quickly. Registration form inside. Quarterly Association Meeting and Malpractice Avoidance Seminar Thursday, May 28, 2009 beginning at 12:00 p.m., Best Western, Bethlehem. Registration form will be in Reporter next week. April hath put a spirit of youth in everything.~william Shakespeare 3

4 ESTATE NOTICES Notice is hereby given that in the estate of the decedents set forth below the Register of Wills has granted letters, testamentary or of administration to the persons named. All persons having claims or demands against said estates are requested to make known the same, and all persons indebted to said estates are requested to make payment without delay to the executors or administrators or their attorneys named below. FIRST PUBLICATION ANDERSON, FRANCIS H., dec d. Late of the City of Bethlehem, Executrix: Mary L. Berdux, 623 Diehl Avenue, Bethlehem, PA Attorney: Holly V. Calantoni, Esquire, 801 Lehigh Street, Easton, PA BAUER, RENAE L., dec d. Late of the Borough of Nazareth, Executor: William James Bauer, 2751 Moore Circle, Bath, PA Attorneys: Peters, Moritz, Peischl, Zulick, Landes & Brienza, LLP, 1 South Main Street, Nazareth, PA BRYFOGLE, ELWOOD a/k/a DICK BRYFOGLE, dec d. Late of the Township of Upper Nazareth, Northampton County, PA Executor: Thomas E. Bryfogle, Sr. c/o Robert C. Brown, Jr., Esquire, Fox, Oldt & Brown, 940 West Lafayette Street, Suite 100, Easton, PA Attorneys: Robert C. Brown, Jr., Esquire, Fox, Oldt & Brown, West Lafayette Street, Suite 100, Easton, PA BUDZAK, SAMUEL J., dec d. Late of the Township of Hanover, Executrix: Cheryl S. Snyder c/o Gregory R. Reed, Esquire, Attorney-at-Law, 141 South Broad Street, P.O. Box 299, Nazareth, PA Attorney: Gregory R. Reed, Esquire, Attorney-at-Law, 141 South Broad Street, P.O. Box 299, Nazareth, PA DADIO, WILLIAM P., dec d. Late of Bethlehem Township, Co-Executors: William P. Dadio, Jr. and Terri A. Campbell c/o Harry Newman, Esquire, Harry Newman & Associates, P.C., 3897 Adler Place, Suite 180C, Bethlehem, PA Attorneys: Harry Newman, Esquire, Harry Newman & Associates, P.C., 3897 Adler Place, Suite 180C, Bethlehem, PA GREGORIS, JULIA, dec d. Late of the City of Bethlehem, Executor: Michael Gregoris c/o Stanley M. Vasiliadis, Esquire, Vasiliadis & Associates, 2551 Baglyos Circle, Suite A-14, Bethlehem, PA Attorneys: Stanley M. Vasiliadis, Esquire, Vasiliadis & Associates, 2551 Baglyos Circle, Suite A-14, Bethlehem, PA HARTZELL, STELLA, dec d. Late of 4178 Lehigh Drive, Cherryville, Northampton County, PA Executor: David Hartzell, 4178 Lehigh Drive, Cherryville, PA

5 Attorneys: Everett Cook, Esquire, The Law Offices of Everett Cook, P.C., 1835 Main Street, Northampton, PA KLEIN, RUTH M., dec d. Late of Easton, Northampton County, PA Co-Executors: Layne W. Klein and Leonard R. Klein c/o Sally L. Schoffstall, Esquire, Schoffstall & Focht, P.C., 2987 Corporate Court, Suite 200, Orefield, PA Attorneys: Sally L. Schoffstall, Esquire, Schoffstall & Focht, P.C., 2987 Corporate Court, Suite 200, Orefield, PA KRATZER, GEORGE J., dec d. Late of the Borough of Nazareth, Co-Executors: Gary G. Kratzer, 446 Hahn Road, Nazareth, PA and Marilyn M. Dalcin, 2585 Community Drive, Bath, PA Attorneys: Peters, Moritz, Peischl, Zulick, Landes & Brienza, LLP, 1 South Main Street, Nazareth, PA MESSINGER, MICHAEL L., dec d. Late of the Borough of Tatamy, Executrix: Lenora J. Messinger, 369 Bushkill Street, Tatamy, PA Attorneys: Peters, Moritz, Peischl, Zulick, Landes & Brienza, LLP, 1 South Main Street, Nazareth, PA MILLER, THOMAS E., dec d. Late of Bath, Northampton County, PA Executrix: Patti A. Lane a/k/a Patti Ann Lane c/o Wendy A. Nicolosi, Esquire, Broughal & 5 De Vito, L.L.P., 38 West Market Street, Bethlehem, PA Attorneys: Wendy A. Nicolosi, Esquire, Broughal & DeVito, L.L.P., 38 West Market Street, Bethlehem, PA MURGIA, MILDRED, dec d. Late of the Borough of Wilson, Executor: Peter P. Murgia, 2100 Treeline Drive, Easton, PA Attorney: Keene Jabbour, Esquire, 701 Washington Street, Easton, PA PETERS, JAMES I., III, dec d. Late of the Township of Bushkill, Co-Executors: Gloria J. Peters and Richard D. Ritz c/o Craig A. Dally, Esquire, Pierce & Dally, LLP, 124 Belvidere Street, Nazareth, PA Attorneys: Craig A. Dally, Esquire, Pierce & Dally, LLP, 124 Belvidere Street, Nazareth, PA PURSEL, JOSEPH E., SR., dec d. Late of the Borough of Hellertown, Administrator: Joseph E. Pursel, Jr. c/o Harry Newman, Esquire, Harry Newman & Associates, P.C., 3897 Adler Place, Suite 180C, Bethlehem, PA Attorneys: Harry Newman, Esquire, Harry Newman & Associates, P.C., 3897 Adler Place, Suite 180C, Bethlehem, PA YOST, LOUISE C., dec d. Late of Palmer Township, Executrix: Joanne Madison c/o Linda Shay Gardner, Esquire, Gardner Law Offices, 740 Main Street, Bethlehem, PA 18018

6 Attorneys: Linda Shay Gardner, Esquire, Gardner Law Offices, 740 Main Street, Bethlehem, PA SECOND PUBLICATION BARLIEB, MILLARD A., dec d. Late of the Township of Bushkill, Executrix: Patricia Ann Flynn c/o Theodore R. Lewis, Esquire, Lewis and Walters, 46 S. 4th Street, P.O. Box A, Easton, PA Attorneys: Theodore R. Lewis, Esquire, Lewis and Walters, 46 S. 4th Street, P.O. Box A, Easton, PA BONISESE, MAMIE a/k/a MAMIE PINTO BONISESE, dec d. Late of 840 Walnut Street, Bangor, Executor: John D. Bonisese, Sr. c/o Anthony G. O Malley, Jr., Esquire, 233 Pershing Blvd., Whitehall, PA Attorney: Anthony G. O Malley, Jr., Esquire, 233 Pershing Blvd., Whitehall, PA CHRISTMAN, GERALD F., dec d. Late of 6724 Munsee Lane, Bethlehem, Northampton County, PA Executor: Scott B. Christman, 6724 Munsee Lane, Bethlehem, PA HUBER, DAVID W., dec d. Late of Northampton, Northampton County, PA Executrix: Susan A. Huber, 257 W. 26th Street, Northampton, PA Attorneys: David B. Shulman, Esquire, Shulman Shabbick & Sebelin, 1935 Center Street, Northampton, PA MUFFLEY, CATHERINE L., dec d. Late of the Township of Forks, Co-Executrices: Patricia A. Dougherty and Linda L. Gruver c/o Robert C. Brown, Jr., Esquire, Fox, Oldt & Brown, 940 West Lafayette Street, Suite 100, Easton, PA Attorneys: Robert C. Brown, Jr., Esquire, Fox, Oldt & Brown, 940 West Lafayette Street, Suite 100, Easton, PA O BRIEN, HARRIET E., dec d. Late of the Township of Palmer, Executrix: Debra L. Sarley c/o Michael E. Riskin, Esquire, Riskin and Riskin, 18 E. Market St., P.O. Box 1446, Bethlehem, PA Attorneys: Michael E. Riskin, Esquire, Riskin and Riskin, 18 E. Market St., P.O. Box 1446, Bethlehem, PA STROHL, BEATRICE A. a/k/a BEATRICE ARLENE STROHL, dec d. Late of Bethlehem, Northampton County, PA Executrix: Joan Roberts, 7750 County Bridge Road, Slatington, PA Attorneys: Charles W. Stopp, Esquire, Steckel and Stopp, 125 S. Walnut Street, Suite 210, Slatington, PA TUTKO, THOMAS H., dec d. Late of Palmer Township, Executor: Lewis J. Tutko, 2814 John Street, Easton, PA Attorney: William P. Coffin, Esquire, 100 North Fourth Street, Easton, PA 18042

7 WEST, ISABELLE V., dec d. Late of the City of Easton, Executrix: Betty Jean Waldbieser c/o Theresa Hogan, Esquire, Attorney-at-Law, 340 Spring Garden Street, Easton, PA Attorney: Theresa Hogan, Esquire, Attorney-at-Law, 340 Spring Garden Street, Easton, PA THIRD PUBLICATION AHERN, JAMES JOSEPH, dec d. Late of Bethlehem, Northampton County, PA Executrix: Maryellen P. Ahern c/o Lawrence Center, Esquire, 60 W. Broad St., Ste. 103, P.O. Box 1248, Bethlehem, PA Attorney: Lawrence Center, Esquire, 60 W. Broad St., Ste. 103, P.O. Box 1248, Bethlehem, PA BUA, ANGELO a/k/a ANGELO D. BUA, dec d. Late of the Borough of Wind Gap, Executrix: Vilma Delia Bua, 124 North Lehigh Avenue, Wind Gap, PA Attorneys: Ronold J. Karasek, Esquire, Zito, Martino and Karasek, 641 Market Street, Bangor, PA BUCKMAN, WALTER FRED a/k/a W. FRED BUCKMAN, dec d. Late of the Township of Forks, Co-Executors: Gregory Schall, 4113 Falcon Shores Court, Acworth, GA and Susan Reppert a/k/a Susan Doris Schall, 7216 Ulrich Mill Road, New Tripoli, PA Attorney: Keene Jabbour, Esquire, 701 Washington Street, Easton, PA DEICHMAN, MARILYN E., dec d. Late of Palmer Township, Executrix: Jo Ann T. Houser c/o Richard S. Luse, Esquire, Reybitz and Luse, 316 West Broad Street, Bethlehem, PA Attorneys: Richard S. Luse, Esquire, Reybitz and Luse, 316 West Broad Street, Bethlehem, PA HANEY, CATHERINE, dec d. Late of the Township of Palmer, Executrix: Brenda C. Templeton c/o Ralph W. Litzenberger, Esquire, 1708 Northampton Street, P.O. Box 3272, Easton, PA Attorney: Ralph W. Litzenberger, Esquire, 1708 Northampton Street, P.O. Box 3272, Easton, PA HAVIS, CATHERINE, dec d. Late of the Borough of Nazareth, Executor: Paul Havis c/o Robert C. Brown, Jr., Esquire, Fox, Oldt & Brown, 940 West Lafayette Street, Suite 100, Easton, PA Attorneys: Robert C. Brown, Jr., Esquire, Fox, Oldt & Brown, 940 West Lafayette Street, Suite 100, Easton, PA KENNEDY, ELIZABETH E., dec d. Late of Bethlehem, Northampton County, PA Executor: William R.S. Kennedy c/o Wendy A. Nicolosi, Esquire, Broughal & DeVito, L.L.P., 38 West Market Street, Bethlehem, PA 18018

8 Attorneys: Wendy A. Nicolosi, Esquire, Broughal & DeVito, L.L.P., 38 West Market Street, Bethlehem, PA LATSCH, JEAN L. a/k/a JEAN LATSCH, dec d. Late of Walnutport, Northampton County, PA Administratrix: Sandy Bundy, 1090 Municipal Road, Walnutport, PA Attorneys: Joshua D. Shulman, Esquire, Shulman Shabbick & Sebelin, 1935 Center Street, Northampton, PA LIEBERMAN, ELWOOD K., dec d. Late of the Township of Plainfield, Executor: Richard D. Lieberman, 1563 Pen Argyl Rd., Pen Argyl, PA REESER, FERN, dec d. Late of the Township of Moore, Executor: Kenneth R. Reeser, 581 S. Summit Rd., Bath, PA Attorney: Steven B. Molder, Esquire, 904 Lehigh Street, Easton, PA SMITH, THELMA S.E. a/k/a THELMA SMITH, dec d. Late of the Township of Forks, Executor: Darwin D. Smith c/o Joseph J. Piperato, III, Esquire, Benner & Piperato, 2005 City Line Road, Suite 106, Bethlehem, PA Attorneys: Joseph J. Piperato, III, Esquire, Benner & Piperato, 2005 City Line Road, Suite 106, Bethlehem, PA STEWART, HELEN, dec d. Late of the Borough of Wind Gap, 8 Co-Executors: Robert R. Stewart and Sandra L. Buchman c/o McFall, Layman & Jordan, P.C., Attorneys at Law, 134 Broadway, Bangor, PA Attorneys: McFall, Layman & Jordan, P.C., Attorneys at Law, 134 Broadway, Bangor, PA TRANSUE, WILLIAM R., dec d. Late of the Township of Upper Mt. Bethel, Northampton County, PA Co-Executors: Emily R. Transue and Thomas R. Transue c/o McFall, Layman & Jordan, P.C., Attorneys at Law, 134 Broadway, Bangor, PA Attorneys: McFall, Layman & Jordan, P.C., Attorneys at Law, 134 Broadway, Bangor, PA WEAVER, JOYCE M., dec d. Late of the City of Bethlehem, Executor: Gary L. Weaver c/o McFall, Layman & Jordan, P.C., Attorneys at Law, 134 Broadway, Bangor, PA Attorneys: McFall, Layman & Jordan, P.C., Attorneys at Law, 134 Broadway, Bangor, PA WOLFF, RUTH a/k/a RUTH ANNA WOLFF, dec d. Late of Portland, Northampton County, PA Co-Executors: Caryl L. Wilkins, P.O. Box 544, Portland, PA and Debra S. Simeone, 22 Summit Drive, Mt. Pocono, PA Attorneys: Mark A. Primrose, Esquire, Primrose & Quigley, 17 North Sixth Street, Stroudsburg, PA 18360

9 YENOLEVICH, LEONARD J., dec d. Late of the City of Bethlehem, Executrix: Diane Yenolevich a/k/a Diann Yenolevich c/o Paul A. Florenz, Esquire, Kolb, Vasiliadis and Florenz, 74 West Broad Street, Ste. 170, Bethlehem, PA Attorneys: Paul A. Florenz, Esquire, Kolb, Vasiliadis and Florenz, 74 West Broad Street, Ste. 170, Bethlehem, PA NOTICES OF INCORPORATION NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Articles of Incorporation have been filed with the Department of State of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania at Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, for the purpose of obtaining a Certificate of Incorporation pursuant to the provisions of the Business Law of 1988, 15 Pa.C.S. Section The name of the corporation is: SHAD S AUTOMOTIVE ENTERPRISES, INC. Apr. 9 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Articles of Incorporation have been filed with the Department of State of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, at Harrisburg, PA on or about March 26, 2009: WOOL N AMBAR INC. 2 Tulip Court, Easton, PA The corporation has been incorporated under the provisions of the Business Corporation Law of 1988 as amended. Apr. 9 CORPORATE FICTITIOUS NAME REGISTRATION NOTICE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an application for registration of a fictitious name was filed with the 9 Department of State of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania at Harrisburg on March 30, 2009, for the purpose of obtaining a fictitious name for WHWF, LLC under the provisions of the Pennsylvania Fictitious Names Act, pursuant to 54 Pa.C.S. Chapter et al. The assumed or fictitious name is: FIVE RIVERS DEVELOPMENT The address of the LLC is: 734 Wolf Ave., Easton, PA JOEL H. ZIEV, ESQUIRE 700 Washington St. Easton, PA Apr. 9 NOTICE OF NON-PROFIT INCORPORATION NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Articles of Incorporation were filed with the Department of State, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania at Harrisburg, Pennsylvania on March 16, 2009 with a proposed non-profit corporation formed pursuant to the provisions of the Business Corporation Law of 1988, approved December 21, 1988, P.L. 1444, No. 177, as amended. The name of the corporation is: HEMLOCK ESTATES CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION Lisa A. Pereira, Esquire Broughal & DeVito, L.L.P. 38 West Market Street Bethlehem, PA Apr. 9 IN THE NORTHAMPTON COURT OF COMMON PLEAS ORPHANS COURT DIVISION The following Executors, Administrators, Guardians & Trustees have filed Accounts in the Office of the Orphans Court: ESTATE; Accountant SHIRLEY L. SMITH; Arthur A. Smith, Executor

10 AUDIT NOTICE All Parties interested are notified that an audit list will be made up of all Accounts and the said list will be called for audit at the Northampton County Government Center, Easton, PA on: FRIDAY, APRIL 24, 2009 AT 9:00 A.M. IN COURTROOM #1. Dorothy L. Cole Clerk of Orphans Court Apr. 9, 16 NOTICE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on April 1, 2009, the Petition of Thomas Joseph Gogel, was filed in the Court of Common Pleas of Northampton County, Pennsylvania, at C48CV , requesting an order to change his name to Thomas Joseph Markulics. The Court has fixed June 22, 2009, at 9:00 A.M. in Courtroom 4 in the Northampton County Government Center, 669 Washington Street, Easton, Pennsylvania, as the time and place for the hearing on said petition, when and where all persons interested may appear and show cause, if any, why the request of the petitioner should not be granted. DANIEL G. SPENGLER, ESQUIRE Attorney for the Petitioner 110 East Main Street Bath, PA Apr. 9 NOTICE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the BETHLEHEM AREA VOCATION- AL TECHNICAL SCHOOL will present a Petition to approve the private sale of a two story colonial house, constructed by the students of the Bethlehem Area Vocational Technical School, located at 3207 Dublin Court, Township of Bethlehem, Northampton County, Pennsylvania 18020, for a proposed consideration of Three Hundred Fifteen Thousand ($315,000.00) Dollars pursuant to Section 707(3) of the School Code on April 17, 2009 in Northampton County Court of Common Pleas in Courtroom No. 1 at 9:00 a.m. DONALD F. SPRY, II, ESQUIRE Solicitor for Bethlehem Area Vocational Technical School Mar. 26; Apr. 2, 9 10

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14 NORTHAMPTON COUNTY REPORTER DIGEST The following are recent decisions of the Court of Common Pleas of Northampton County, Pennsylvania. The full opinion may be viewed online, downloaded and printed under Records Search at Caption: Terrence A. Silfies t/a Silfies Masonry v. Service Electric Company Term No.: C-0048-CV Keywords: Preliminary Objections; Mechanic s Lien Law; Stipulation Against Liens Attorney(s): Henry J. Costa, Jr., Esquire for Plaintiff Katherine Beideman, Esquire for Defendant Date of Order: November 25, 2008 Judge: William F. Moran, J. Description of Decision: Defendant filed preliminary objections to demurring to Plaintiff s Complaint, on the basis the same was barred by a waiver of liens. The court found that the AIA contract for design services in effect between the parties at the time the waiver of liens was filed, was separate and distinct from Part 2 contract for construction services, and thus the contractor was not a contractor within the meaning of the Mechanic s Lien Law at the time the waiver was filed, rendering it invalid. Caption: R.L. Reppert, Inc. v. Service Electric Company Term No.: C-0048-CV Keywords: Preliminary Objections; Mechanic s Lien Law; Stipulation Against Liens Attorney(s): Henry J. Costa, Jr., Esquire for Plaintiff Katherine Beideman, Esquire for Defendant Date of Order: November 25, 2008 Judge: William F. Moran, J. Description of Decision: Defendant filed preliminary objections to demurring to Plaintiff s Complaint, on the basis the same was barred by a waiver of liens. The court found that the AIA contract for design services in effect between the parties at the time the waiver of liens was filed, was separate and distinct from Part 2 contract for construction services, and thus the contractor was not a contractor within the meaning of the Mechanic s Lien Law at the time the waiver was filed, rendering it invalid. Caption: Commw. of Pa., by Atty. General v. Michael Caprista Term No.: C-0048-CV Keywords: Motion for Adjudication Attorney(s): Julia N. Fisher, Esquire for Plaintiff William A. Watkins, Esquire for Defendant Date of Order: December 2, 2008 Judge: William F. Moran, J. Description of Decision: Commonwealth s motion for adjudication entered for failure of Defendant to respond to Order of Court. 14

15 Caption: Robert Hayes, Plaintiff v. Bruce Jones, Robert David and Arthur Kistler, Defendants Term No.: C-0048-CV Keywords: Motion for New Trial; Slander Per Se Attorney(s): Ronald Creazzo, Esquire for Plaintiff Bruce Hulko, Esquire for Defendant Date of Order: December 2, 2008 Judge: William F. Moran, J. Description of Decision: Court granted motion for new trial upon reconsideration of the showing necessary to establish a case of slander per se. Directed verdict had been entered for failure of Plaintiff to show harm to reputation, on the basis of the definition of the tort and the Court s interpretation of case law. In granting the motion for new trial, the Court recognized a broader interpretation of the law as annunciated in Walker v. Grand Central Sanitation, 634 A.2d 237 (Pa. Super. 1993) (holding that a showing of humiliation, or harm to reputation, or both is necessary to establish a case of slander per se). Caption: In re: Condemnation by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Transportation, of Right of Way for State Route 1008, Section 02B, in the Township of Buskill; Jacobsburg Historical Society v. Commw. of Pa., Dept. of Transportation Term No.: C-0048-CV Keywords: Preliminary Objections; Eminent Domain Code; Historical District/ Landmark Attorney(s): John Molnar, Esquire for Plaintiff Joel Best Williams, Esquire for Defendant Date of Order: December 15, 2008 Judge: William F. Moran, J. Description of Decision: Plaintiff s Preliminary Objections to condemnation and taking of land in a historical district for purposes of reconstructing a bridge is denied for Plaintiff s failure to establish a proper preliminary objection under 26 Pa. C.S.A. 306(a)(3) limiting preliminary objections in eminent domain proceedings to (1) the power of the right of the condemnor to appropriate the condemned property; (2) the sufficiency of the security; (3) error in the declaration of taking; or (4) any other procedure followed by the condemnor, where the Commonwealth followed all applicable procedures and received all necessary approvals. 15

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