Morrison Informatics, Inc. v. Members 1st Federal Credit Union

OPINION

Chief Justice SAYLOR.1

The central question presented concerns whether a federal bankruptcy trustee may be substituted as a plaintiff in a civil action previously commenced by the debtor in bankruptcy in a Pennsylvania state court, although the statutory limitations period expired prior to the attempted substitution.

Morrison Informatics, Inc. (the “Company”) filed a petition for relief under Chapter 7 of the United States Bankruptcy Code in September 2009. See 11 U.S.C. §§ 701-784. In due course, Leon P. Haller, Esquire (the “Trustee”), was appointed as trustee. See id. § 701.

In May…