Legal Opinion
Zitomer v. Holdsworth
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided November 9, 1959No. Civ. A. 26826PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
STEEL, District Judge.
Defendant has moved to dismiss the complaint upon the ground that the action is barred by the two-year Pennsylvania Statute of Limitations, Act of June 24, 1895, P.L. 236, § 2, 12 P.S. § 34. The action is based upon personal injuries sustained by the plaintiffs by reason of the alleged negligence of defendant which resulted in an automobile accident in Pennsylvania two years and twelve days before suit was begun. Diversity of citizenship is the basis of jurisdiction.
Defendant was in the Navy at the time of the accident and for a period of more than twelve days…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Campbell v. RockefellerSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1948
- Hurwitch v. AdamsSupreme Court of Delaware · 1959
- Warinner v. NugentSupreme Court of Missouri · 1951
- McFadden v. ShoreDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1945
- Blazejowski v. StadnickiMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1944
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Jones v. GarrettSupreme Court of Kansas · 1963
- Syzemore v. County of SacramentoCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1976
- Stone v. CommissionerUnited States Tax Court · 1980
- Jack G. Ray and Don A. Payton v. John Porter and Cheryl B. PorterCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1972
- Thompson v. ReedmanDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1961
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