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Powell v. EMIGRANT MORTGAGE COMPANY, INC.

Citation: 9 A.3d 1179Docket: 4 MAP 2010

Court: Supreme Court of Pennsylvania; December 20, 2010; Pennsylvania; State Supreme Court

Narrative Opinion Summary

The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania addressed the appeal of Stacey D. Powell against Emigrant Mortgage Company, Inc. The case was argued on November 30, 2010, and the decision was rendered on December 21, 2010. The court, comprising Chief Justice Castille and Justices Saylor, Eakin, Baer, Todd, McCaffery, and Orie Melvin, issued a per curiam order stating that the appeal was dismissed because it had been improvidently granted. This ruling indicates that the court found no basis to proceed with the appeal initially accepted for review.

Legal Issues Addressed

Dismissal of Appeal for Improvident Grant

Application: The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania dismissed the appeal because it determined that the appeal had been improvidently granted, meaning there was no sufficient basis to review the case.

Reasoning: The court, comprising Chief Justice Castille and Justices Saylor, Eakin, Baer, Todd, McCaffery, and Orie Melvin, issued a per curiam order stating that the appeal was dismissed because it had been improvidently granted.