Legal Opinion

Leckey v. Aetna Casualty & Surety Co.

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided April 12, 1991No. 1057PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

*325POPOVICH, Judge:

This case involves an appeal from the June 1, 1990, order of the Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County denying a motion to amend a complaint by the plaintiff/appellant, Janice B. Leckey. We quash.

A detailed account of the facts of record is necessary to understand the basis for our determination: This suit was commenced by the filing of a praecipe for summons in civil action on May 27, 1988, by the plaintiffs attorney/husband, Edward C. Leckey, against The Aetna Casualty and Surety Company. Aetna responded with a rule to file a complaint upon the plaintiff.

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2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Cohen v. Beneficial Industrial Loan Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1949
  2. Praisner v. StockerSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1983
  3. Turner v. May Corp.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1981
  4. Motheral v. BurkhartSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1990
  5. McIlhenny v. American Title InsuranceDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1976

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3Cited by3 opinions

  1. American International Group, Inc. v. Superior CourtCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1991
  2. Grunde v. HuffSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1994
  3. Leckey v. Aetna Casualty & Surety Co.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1991

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