WOJDAK v. GREATER PHILA. CABLEVISION


550 Pa. 474 (1998)

707 A.2d 214

Stephen R. WOJDAK, Nicholas J. Maiale, Esquire, Personal Representative of Ludwig S. Capozzi, Jr., Deceased, Maurice C. Clifford, Patricia J. Clifford, Salvatore M. Debunda and Carol Debunda, Frank E. Devine, Teri Y. Doke, Domenic Falcone, Ruth W. Hayre, Samuel M. Merion, Martin D. Sellers, Dennis Sigovich, Appellants, v. GREATER PHILADELPHIA CABLEVISION, INC., General Partner of Greater Philadelphia Cablevision, L.P. and Greater Philadelphia Cablevision, L.P., Appellees.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided January 7, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Howard A. Rosenthal, John W. Pelino, James E. Miller, Philadelphia, Stephen R. Wojdak, Harrisburg, for Appellants.

Antoinette R. Stone, Philadelphia, for Greater Phila. Cablevision, Inc.

Before ZAPPALA, CAPPY, CASTILLE and NIGRO, JJ.


OPINION

ZAPPALA, Justice.

The issue raised in this appeal is whether ex parte communications with third parties by an arbitrator constituted undue means and invalidated the arbitrator's award. Under the circumstances of this case, we find that the arbitrator's original award was invalid because of ex parte communications with third parties.

Greater Philadelphia Cablevision, L.P. (the Partnership...

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