Legal Opinion
Carter v. Amick
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Decided March 31, 1977No. 766PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PRICE, Judge:
Appeal is taken from an order of the court below dismissing appellant’s cause of action, with prejudice, as a result of inactivity. Because the lower court abused its discretion, we reverse and reinstate those cases “terminated” by the order of the lower court.
On August 3, 1969, appellant was a passenger in an automobile which collided with another vehicle driven by appellee James Amick. This action for personal injuries was initiated by a summons in trespass filed June 17, 1971 at No. 2921 July Term, 1971. A second writ of summons was filed on July 2, 1971 at No. 82 October…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- James Bros. Co. v. Union B. & T. Co. of DuBoisSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1968
- Gallagher v. Jewish Hosp. Assn. of Phila.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1967
- Esso Standard Oil Co. v. TaylorSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1960
- Potter Title & Trust Co. v. FrankSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1929
- McFadden v. Pennzoil CompanySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1937
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Cathcart v. Keene Industrial InsulationSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1984
- County of Erie v. Peerless Heater Co.Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1995
- Roseman v. Hospital of University of PennsylvaniaSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1988
- Alston v. Philadelphia Electric Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1984
- Nath v. St. Clair Memorial HospitalSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1977
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