Legal Opinion
Saracina v. Cotoia
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided March 16, 1965No. Appeal, No. 202PublishedCited by 95 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Jones,
This appeal attacks the validity of an order which dismissed a petition to amend a complaint in trespass after the expiration of the statute of limitations.
On April 7, 1961, the minor plaintiff, James Saracina, was struck by an automobile in Ridley Township, Delaware County. On March 22, 1963, a trespass action was instituted by complaint in the Court of Common Pleas of Delaware County. On October 25, 1963, an answer having been filed six months previously, a petition to amend the complaint was filed and subsequently dismissed.
The complaint named as defendant…
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