KELLY, Judge.
In this appeal, we are called upon to determine whether a trial court was authorized to dismiss a complaint with prejudice because the plaintiff violated a local rule by failing to file a brief in response to a defendant's demurrer. We conclude that a local rule allowing for dismissal for failure to file a brief violates the express dictates of Pennsylvania Rule of Civil Procedure 239(f). Therefore, we reverse the trial court's order which dismissed...
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