Jackson, G. v. Drew, D. v. Meanor, B. (dissenting)

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J-A04043-14 NON-PRECEDENTIAL DECISION - SEE SUPERIOR COURT I.O.P. 65.37 IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF PENNSYLVANIA GARY M. JACKSON v. DANIELLE DREW and GARY M. JACKSON v. BRIAN MEANOR APPEAL OF: DANIELLE DREW No. 922 WDA 2013 Appeal from the Order Dated April 24, 2013 In the Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County Civil Division at No.: GD-12008737 BEFORE: BOWES, J., WECHT, J., and STABILE, J. DISSENTING STATEMENT BY WECHT, J.: FILED July 1, 2014 The learned Majority quashes this appeal because it deems the trial court s consolidation order a non-collateral order and hence not immediately appealable under Rule 313. Unlike the Majority, I believe that the consolidation order in this case does implicate rights deeply rooted in public policy and that these rights could well be irreparably lost if review is postponed until final judgment. I note as well that neither the trial court nor Appellee has challenged this appeal on the basis that it is not properly before us pursuant to Rule 313. Having said this, I nonetheless agree with the trial J-A04043-14 court s consolidation order in this particular case. For the reasons stated in the trial court s opinion, I would affirm the trial court s consolidation order. -2-

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