NORRISTOWN AUTO. CO., INC. v. HAND


386 Pa.Super. 269 (1989)

562 A.2d 902

NORRISTOWN AUTOMOBILE CO., INC. a/k/a Norristown Ford, Appellant, v. Arthur S. HAND, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Filed August 11, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard E. Miller, Philadelphia, for appellant.

Richard W. Rogers, Norristown, for appellee.

Before CAVANAUGH, BECK, and CERCONE, JJ.


BECK, Judge:

In a lis pendens action 1) will the requirement of the pendency of a prior action be satisfied where the two complaints are filed on the same day and 2) will the requirement of "identity" be satisfied, where the same parties bring separate actions in different counties, based on the same events, but where the actions assert different theories of recovery.

Appellant Norristown Automobile Company (Norristown) operates a car sales business in Montgomery...

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