In Re: Return of Personal Property Appeal of: Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, by and through Township of Upper Darby

OPINION BY JUDGE COHN JUBELIRER

The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, by and through the Township of Upper Darby (the Township), appeals from an Order of the Court of Common Pleas (common pleas) of Delaware County, dated March 16, 2017, which granted the Petition of Appellee (Mr. Ryan) to return personal property that the Township Police Department seized from him. Upon review, we conclude that common pleas erred in granting the Petition and instead should have dismissed it as it is barred by the six-year time limitation contained in Section 5527(b) of the Judicial Code, 42 Pa. C.S. § 5527(b). 1…