Alexander v. Mastercraft Construction Co.

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Pomeroy,

This is an appeal from a decree dismissing the third party complaint of the appellant, Mastercraft Construction Co., Inc. (Mastercraft), against the appellee, Catania Engineering Associates, Inc. (Catania), as an additional defendant to an action in equity.1

The plaintiffs in this case filed a complaint on October 6,1972, naming Mastercraft as one of the original defendants. On November 29, 1972, pursuant to Pa. R. C. P. 2252, Mastercraft filed a praecipe for writ to join Catania as an additional defendant. Paragraph (b) of the same rule required the appellant to…