Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes

42 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 742 (2026)

Appeals from courts of common pleas.

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§ 742. Appeals from courts of common pleas.

The Superior Court shall have exclusive appellate jurisdiction of all appeals from final orders of the courts of common pleas, regardless of the nature of the controversy or the amount involved, except such classes of appeals as are by any provision of this chapter within the exclusive jurisdiction of the Supreme Court or the Commonwealth Court.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 235 cases (35 in the last 5 years), 1978–2026 · leading case: Commonwealth v. Garcia, 43 A.3d 470 (Pa. 2012).

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Commonwealth v. Garcia, 43 A.3d 470 (Pa. 2012). · cites it 8× “Before this Court, the Commonwealth contends that the Superior Court did not have jurisdiction over the case because no order of the Court of Common Pleas had been entered from which Defendant could have appealed to the Superior Court pursuant to 42 Pa.C.S. § 742. [6]…”

Hutchison v. Luddy, 606 A.2d 905 (Pa. Super. Ct. 1992). · cites it 8× “See 42 Pa.C.S. § 742; Pa.R.A.P. 702, 42 Pa.C.”

Commonwealth v. Mouzon, 812 A.2d 617 (Pa. 2002). · cites it 2× “As a general matter, the legislature has granted the Superior Court "exclusive appellate jurisdiction of all appeals from final orders of the courts of common pleas ... except such classes of appeals as are.”

Commonwealth v. Cohen, 605 A.2d 1212 (Pa. 1992). · cites it 4× “The primary issue is the appealability of the grant of a motion in limine pursuant to which the trial court excludes *557 Commonwealth evidence, effectively terminating or substantially handicapping the prosecution.”

McCutcheon v. Philadelphia Elec. Co., 788 A.2d 345 (Pa. 2002). · cites it 3× “Therefore, the Superior Court did not have appellate jurisdiction pursuant to 42 Pa.C.S. § 742, and the order it issued is void.”

Commonwealth v. White, 910 A.2d 648 (Pa. 2006). · cites it 2× “See 42 Pa. C.S. § 742 (providing appellate jurisdiction to Superior Court over "final orders"); id.”

Commonwealth v. Grove, 170 A.3d 1127 (Pa. Super. Ct. 2017). “” 42 Pa.C.S. § 742. Rule of Appellate Procedure 341 defines “final order” as, among other things, any order that “disposes of all claims and of all parties.”

Turner Constr. v. Plumbers Local 690, 130 A.3d 47 (Pa. Super. Ct. 2015). · cites it 3× “2002) (absent a final order, “the Superior Court did not have appellate jurisdiction pursuant to 42 Pa.C.S. § 742, and the order it issued is void.”

Commonwealth v. McGarry, 172 A.3d 60 (Pa. Super. Ct. 2017). “”); 42 Pa.C.S. § 742 (“The Superior Court shall have exclusive appellate jurisdiction of all appeals from final orders of the courts of common pleas,” subject, to some exceptions).”

Commonwealth v. Krum, 533 A.2d 134 (Pa. 1987). · cites it 2× “42 Pa.C.S. § 742. Such an appeal may generally be taken as of right by filing a notice of appeal with the clerk of the lower court within the time allowed for such appeal.”

Redevelopment Auth. of Cambria Cnty. v. Int'l Ins. Co., 685 A.2d 581 (Pa. Super. Ct. 1996). · cites it 2× “Thus, despite the diligent advocacy of counsel for the Authority, the sole appeal now pending before this Court is the direct appeal as of right from the order entered by Judge Leahey on February 7, 1995, an appeal which International contends we must quash as interlocutory.”

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