Wolk v. School District of Lower Merion

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF PENNSYLVANIA MIDDLE DISTRICT ARTHUR ALAN WOLK, PHILIP : No. 481 MAL 2017 BROWNDIES, AND CATHERINE : MARCHAND, : : Petition for Allowance of Appeal from Respondents : the Order of the Commonwealth Court : : v. : : : THE SCHOOL DISTRICT OF LOWER : MERION, : : Petitioner : ORDER PER CURIAM AND NOW, this 17th day of January, 2018, the Petition for Allowance of Appeal is GRANTED, LIMITED TO the issues set forth below. Allocatur is DENIED as to the remaining issue. The issues, as stated by Petitioner, are: (1) Where a Court of Common Pleas grants a petition by issuing an immediately effective injunction, is that order immediately appealable of right under Pa.R.A.P. 311(a)(4)? (2) Is an order of the Court of Common Pleas that enjoined a school district from collecting a portion of its 2016 taxes a “final order” as to which [Petitioner] must file post-trial motions before taking an appeal, even though other and different claims in the case remain unaddressed? (3) May a Court of Common Pleas convert a preliminary injunction hearing into a permanent injunction hearing without the consent of the parties? The Applications for Leave to Appear as Amicus Curiae are GRANTED. Justice Todd did not participate in the consideration or decision of this matter. [481 MAL 2017] - 2