Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 6/12/1987

Bergere v. Bergere

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527 A.2d 171
364 Pa. Super. 100
1987 Pa. Super. LEXIS 8269

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holding that preliminary objection is the exclusive means by which to raise the question of in personam jurisdiction and the failure to do so constitutes waiver
holding that a trial court’s decision that it lacked jurisdiction was a final and appealable order
holding: where the trial court dismissed wife’s petition for lack of personal jurisdiction, the order was final
“Appellant cannot be faulted for this failure, as he has no control over the clerk of court’s actions.”
“[P]reliminary objections are the exclusive means by which to raise the question of in personam jurisdiction and the failure to so raise the question of personal jurisdiction constitutes a waiver of that defense.” (citations omitted)

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Judges: Beck, Hester, Roberts

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