Forcine v. O'Connor

WOOD, J.,

Before me is plaintiff’s motion for reconsideration of my order of February 28, 1994, which dismissed with prejudice plaintiff’s complaint against the defendants. I vacated that order on March 25, 1994, in order to retain jurisdiction for purposes of reconsideration.

Ordinarily the statute of limitations is tolled once a praecipe for writ of summons or complaint is filed. Robinson v. Trenton Dressed Poultry Co., 344 Pa. Super. 545, 551, 496 A.2d 1240, 1243 (1985). The plaintiff then has a period of time equal to that of the original statute of limitations in which to serve the writ or…