MAYHUGH v. COON


460 Pa. 128 (1975)

331 A.2d 452

Robert D. MAYHUGH et al. v. Eugene L. COON, Sheriff of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, et al., Appellees. Appeal of Albert J. NIEDZIELSKI, and Peter P. Wojckowski, Individually and as members and representatives of the class, and all other members of the class.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided January 27, 1975.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

R. Stanton Wettick, Jr., Peter D. Jacobson, Neighborhood Legal Services, Assn., Pittsburgh, for appellants.

James R. Fitzgerald, Reed J. Davis, Donald S. Mazzotta, Davis & Mazzotta, Norman Paul Wolken, Pittsburgh, for appellees.

Before EAGEN, O'BRIEN, ROBERTS, POMEROY, NIX and MANDERINO, JJ.


OPINION OF THE COURT

NIX, Justice.

Robert D. Mayhugh and his wife, Sarah, instituted an action in equity on their behalf and on behalf of all others similarly situated seeking to enjoin the Prothonotary and Sheriff of Allegheny County from continuing certain practices regarding the waiver of exemption rights granted to a debtor under the Act of April 9, 1849, P.L. 533, § 1, 12 P.S. § 2161.1 Subsequently Mellon National...

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