2018 Opinions

ERIE COUNTY LEGAL JOURNAL (Published by the Committee on Publications of the Erie County Legal Journal and the Erie County Bar Association) Reports of Cases Decided in the Several Courts of Erie County for the Year 2018 CI ERIE, PA - 1 - JUDGES of the Courts of Erie County during the period covered by this volume of reports COURTS OF COMMON PLEAS HONORABLE JOHN J. TRUCILLA -------------------- President Judge HONORABLE STEPHANIE DOMITROVICH ------------------- Judge HONORABLE WILLIAM R. CUNNINGHAM ------------------- Judge HONORABLE ELIZABETH K. KELLY ---------------------------- Judge HONORABLE JOHN GARHART ----------------------------------- Judge HONORABLE DANIEL J. BRABENDER, JR. ------------------- Judge HONORABLE JOHN J. MEAD -------------------------------------- Judge HONORABLE JOSEPH M. WALSH, III, -------------------------- Judge - 2 - Volume 101 TABLE OF CONTENTS 20th Century Glove Corporation of Texas, et al.; Mueller and Buchanan v. --------------------------------------------------------------159 -A- A.O. Smith Corporation, et al.; Galleur v. ------------------------------- 117 Abbey v. Erie Insurance Exchange -----------------------------------------39 Affinito v. Baker Hughes Inc., et al. -------------------------------------- 167 -B- Baker Hughes Inc., et al.; Affinito v. ------------------------------------- 167 -C- C.K.; Commonwealth v. ---------------------------------------------------215 Capital Telecom Holdings, LLC; Vineyard Oil and Gas Co. v. North East Twp. Zoning Hrg. Bd. v. ----------------------------------- 26 Comm. of PA ex. rel. Jack Daneri, District Attorney of Erie County, PA v. Foster d/b/a Lasharles LLC, et. al. -------------199 Commonwealth v. C.K. ----------------------------------------------------215 Commonwealth v. Craft ----------------------------------------------------- 14 Commonwealth v. Joint-Shapiro ------------------------------------------- 83 Commonwealth v. Knight -------------------------------------------------- 22 Commonwealth v. Lugo ---------------------------------------------------153 Commonwealth v. Mangel -------------------------------------------------- 14 Commonwealth v. Maxon -------------------------------------------------226 Commonwealth v. Maxon -------------------------------------------------232 Commonwealth v. Norman ------------------------------------------------- 53 Commonwealth v. Parajuli ------------------------------------------------125 Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Department of Transportation; Garlick v. --------------------------------------------------------------------7 Commonwealth v. Tirado --------------------------------------------------107 Commonwealth v. Waller --------------------------------------------------145 Commonwealth v. Wiley ---------------------------------------------------- 68 Conti v. Zoning Hearing Bd. of Fairview Twp. and Up State Tower Co., LLC ---------------------------------------------------------174 Craft; Commonwealth v. ---------------------------------------------------- 14 -D- -E- Erie Insurance Exchange; Abbey v. --------------------------------------- 39 - 3 - -F- Fairview Twp. v. Fairview Twp. Zoning Hearing Bd. and Up State Tower Co., LLC -------------------------------------------------------174 Fairview Twp. Zoning Hearing Bd. and Up State Tower Co., LLC; Fairview Twp. v. ------------------------------------------174 Foster d/b/a Lasharles LLC, et. al.; Comm. of PA ex. rel. Jack Daneri, District Attorney of Erie County, PA v. -------------199 French Creek Valley Conservancy v. Mitchell and Mitch-Well Energy, Inc. -------------------------------------------------------------139 -G- Galleur v. A. O. Smith Corporation, et al. -------------------------------117 Garlick v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Department of Transportation -------------------------------------------------------------7 Gausman v. Gausman and City of Erie Officers’ and Employees’ Retirement Plan -----------------------------------------219 Gausman and City of Erie Officers’ and Employees’ Retirement Plan; Gausman v. ----------------------------------------219 Grazioli; Katz v. -------------------------------------------------------------- 77 Griffith v. Millcreek Township --------------------------------------------- 89 -H- -I- Imerys Talc America, Inc., et al.; Rash v. --------------------------------- 59 In Re: The Name of XYZ -----------------------------------------------------1 -J- Joint-Shapiro; Commonwealth v. ------------------------------------------ 83 -K- Katz v. Grazioli -------------------------------------------------------------- 77 Knight; Commonwealth v. -------------------------------------------------- 22 -L- Lugo; Commonwealth v. ---------------------------------------------------153 -M- Mangel; Commonwealth v. ------------------------------------------------- 14 Maxon; Commonwealth v. ------------------------------------------------226 Maxon; Commonwealth v. ------------------------------------------------232 Millcreek Township; Griffith v. -------------------------------------------- 89 Mitchell and Mitch-Well Energy, Inc.; French Creek Valley Conservancy v. ---------------------------------------------------------139 Mueller and Buchanan v. 20th Century Glove Corporation of Texas, et al. ----------------------------------------------------------159 - 4 - -N- Norman; Commonwealth v. ------------------------------------------------ 53 North East Twp. Zoning Hrg. Bd v. Capital Telecom Holdings, LLC; Vineyard Oil and Gas Co. v.----------------------- 26 -O- -P- Parajuli; Commonwealth v. ------------------------------------------------125 -Q- -R- Rash v. Imerys Talc America, Inc., et al. --------------------------------- 59 -S- Sebald and Glenwood Neighborhood Homeowners Assoc. et al. v. Zoning Hearing Bd. of the City of Erie and Morse ------------133 -T- Tirado; Commonwealth v. -------------------------------------------------107 -U- -V- Vineyard Oil and Gas Co. v. North East Twp. Zoning Hrg. Bd. v. Capital Telecom Holdings, LLC ------------------------ 26 -W- Waller, Commonwealth v. -------------------------------------------------145 Wiley; Commonwealth v. --------------------------------------------------- 68 -X- -Y- -Z- Zoning Hearing Bd. of the City of Erie and Morse; Sebald and Glenwood Neighborhood Homeowners Assoc. et al. v. ----------133 Zoning Hearing Bd. of Fairview Twp. and Up State Tower Co., LLC; Conti v. --------------------------------------------174 - 5 - Volume 101 SUBJECT MATTER INDEX - A - ADMINISTRATIVE LAW AND PROCEDURE Deference to Agency Interpretation ---------------------------------- 174 APPEALS Petition for Permission to Appeal --------------------------------------59 Petition for Permission to Appeal Interlocutory Order --------------59 -B- -C- CIVIL PROCEDURE Depositions Admissibility at Trial ---------------------------------------------- 159 Eminent Domain DeFacto Taking ------------------------------------------------------89 Motion for Summary Judgment Standard ------------------------------------------------------------- 139 Pleadings Preliminary Objections ------------------------------------------- 117 Burden of Proof as to Jurisdiction -----------------------------59 Subject Matter Jurisdiction ----------------------------------- 117 Workman’s Compensation --------------------------------- 117 Preliminary Objections Venue ---------------------------------------------------------------- 167 Statute of Limitations ----------------------------------------------------89 Stay of Proceedings ------------------------------------------------------77 CONSTITUTIONAL LAW Commerce Dormant Commerce Clause ----------------------------------------59 Doctrine of Unconstitutional Conditions ------------------------------59 Due Process Municipal Pension Survivor Benefits --------------------------- 219 Equal Protection Municipal Pension Survivor Benefits --------------------------- 219 Ex Post Facto Laws ------------------------------------------------------53 - 6 - CRIMINAL LAW Driving Under the Influence General Impairment -------------------------------------------------83 Motivational Boot Camp ---------------------------------------------- 145 Recidivism Risk Reduction incentive (“RRRI”) ------------------- 145 CRIMINAL PROCEDURE Amendment of Criminal Information ----------------------------------83 ARD ----------------------------------------------------------------------22 Arrest -------------------------------------------------------------------- 226 Probable Cause ----------------------------------------------------- 226 Reasonable Suspicion --------------------------------------------- 226 Automobile Searches Warrantless Controlled Substances -------------------------------------------68 Controlled Substance Construction Possession ------------------------------------------ 226 Criminal Sentencing Controlled Substance ---------------------------------------------- 232 Discretion ----------------------------------------------------------- 232 Decertification Burden of Proof ---------------------------------------------------- 215 Factors --------------------------------------------------------------- 215 Decertification to Juvenile Court ------------------------------------- 215 Pre-Trial Motions Habeas Corpus -------------------------------------------------68, 226 Suppression Motions ------------------------------------------- 68, 83 Post Conviction Relief Act Eligibility for Relief ----------------------------------------------- 125 Ineffective Assistance of Counsel -------------------------------

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