Peterson v. Philadelphia Suburban Transportation Co.

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Pomeroy,

This case presents procedural problems in the area of third party practice, including the raising, by an additional defendant, of the defense of the statute of limitations. A chronological statement of the pleadings and other steps taken in the lower court during the 3 1/2 years between commencement of suit and the taking of this appeal will best present the posture of the case, and the problems presented.

Plaintiff allegedly sustained personal injuries in a fall on September 20,1962, at the 69th Street Terminal in Upper Darby, Pennsylvania, on the property of…