Rule 1100.Suspension of Acts of Assembly.
Adopted March 11, 1991 · Not amended since adoption · Last verified June 30, 2026
In one sentenceThis rule suspends one older Act of Assembly to the extent it provides a mandamus action to recover the bodies of entombed coal miners, removing that statutory procedure under the Court’s rulemaking authority.
Full Text of Rule 1100
Section 1 of the Act approved May 9, 1889, P. L. 154, No. 171, 52 P. S. § 1, insofar as it relates to actions of mandamus to recover bodies of entombed coal miners, is suspended in accordance with the provisions of the Constitution of 1968, Article V, Section 10(c).
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Plain-English Summary
This narrow rule suspends a specific statutory mandamus procedure. An older Act of Assembly, insofar as it allowed mandamus to recover the bodies of entombed coal miners, is suspended under the Court’s constitutional rulemaking power.
The suspension clears away a specialized, antiquated procedure so that mandamus practice runs under the uniform rules rather than a one-off statutory track.
Frequently Asked Questions
What does Rule 1100 suspend?
The part of the 1889 Act of Assembly relating to mandamus actions to recover the bodies of entombed coal miners, as displaced by these rules.
Amendment History
The provisions of this Rule 1100 adopted March 11, 1991, effective July 1, 1991, 21 Pa.B. 1274.
Source & verification. Rule text, the Official Note, and the amendment
history are reproduced verbatim from the Pennsylvania Code, Title 231, the official compilation
of rules adopted by the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania. This rule has not been amended since its adoption. Last verified June 30, 2026. ·
Official text
Also known as: suspension of acts mandamusentombed coal miners statutesuperseded statute