Legal Opinion

Dickerson v. Brind Truck Leasing

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided April 16, 1987No. 1884PublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MONTEMURO, Judge:

Appellant Frederick Dickerson challenges a grant of summary judgment by the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas. Because Mr. Dickerson failed to bring his personal injury claims within the applicable two-year period of limitations, 42 Pa.C.S.A. § 5524, we affirm.

*343The parties agree that Mr. Dickerson suffered injuries after he fell from the back of a truck while attempting to close the truck’s rear door. The parties also agree that this mishap occurred on December 3, 1979. Appellee Brind Truck Leasing does not appear to dispute that it leased the truck in question to Mr.…

2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. Singer v. SheppardSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1975
  2. Salvador v. Atlantic Steel Boiler Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1974
  3. Burch v. Sears, Roebuck and Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1983
  4. Francioni v. Gibsonia Truck Corp.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1977
  5. Smith v. BrownSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1980

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3Cited by11 opinions

  1. Krajsa v. Keypunch, Inc.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1993
  2. Cardenas v. SchoberSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2001
  3. Walton v. Avco Corp.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1989
  4. Zitney v. Appalachian Timber Products, Inc.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 2013
  5. Dickerson v. Brind Truck LeasingSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1987

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