Legal Opinion
Pocono International Raceway, Inc. v. Pocono Produce, Inc.
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided December 12, 1983No. 11 E.D. Appeal Docket, 1983PublishedCited by 417 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
FLAHERTY, Justice.
At issue is the applicability of what has come to be known as the “discovery rule” to the running of a two-year statute of limitations in this case involving ascertainable injury to a tunnel owned by Pocono International Raceway, Inc. (Raceway). The Raceway instituted a civil action in trespass against Pocono Produce, Inc. (Pocono Produce) on June 27, 1980, seeking to recover for damages allegedly resulting from the negligent operation of a truck in attempting to pass through the tunnel on either June 15 or June 18, 1978.
Pocono Produce appeals from an…
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- Walters v. DitzlerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1967
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