Astley Holding Corp. v. Diner's Club, Inc.

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• holding that “[n]o testimony or other evidence - 11 - J-A05031-24 outside of the complaint may be considered to dispose of the legal issues presented by the demurrer”
• finding that the “gravamen” of a complaint was injury to the corporation where a fifty/fifty shareholder plaintiff primarily alleged the other shareholder mismanaged the corporation
• stating that no evidence outside of the complaint may be considered to dispose of the legal issues presented by the demurrer
• stating that “as a general rule, an order sustaining preliminary objections and dismissing a complaint is a final and appealable order” and discussing the requirement that the order in question dispose of all claims and all parties
• explaining that, the right to amend should be liberally granted and not be withheld where there is “some reasonable possibility that amendment can be accomplished successfully” but there may come a time where “to extend leave to amend would be futile”
• vacating dismissal without leave to file amended complaint although request that the court grant leave to amend was first made in motion for reconsideration

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