Legal Opinion

Cinque v. Asare

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided December 17, 1990No. 00259PublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OLSZEWSKI, Judge:

John Cinque and Ronald Bujanowski appeal the trial court’s order granting summary judgment in favor of defendants-appellees, Phyllis Neill, Owusu Asare, and Theresa Chazin, on statute of limitations grounds. The applicable statute was two years (42 Pa.C.S.A. § 5524). The trial court found that Neill and her co-defendants were not properly served until May 1989, nearly four and one-half years after the accident from which this case arose. After careful review, we find that Neill waived any defects in service by answering the complaint in February 1987, and by failing to file…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Peterson v. Philadelphia Suburban Transportation Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1969
  2. Martin v. GernerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1984
  3. Hoover v. Bucks County Tax Claim BureauCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1979

3Cited by13 opinions

  1. Devine v. HuttSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2004
  2. Rosenberg v. NicholsonSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1991
  3. Silver v. ThompsonSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2011
  4. Daniel v. City of Philadelphia.Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2014
  5. Devine v. HuttSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2004

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