Patton v. MacK Trucks, Inc.

MONTEMURO, Judge:

Appellants challenge an order of the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas granting appellee’s motion for judgment on the pleadings and dismissing appellants’ complaint. Because appellants filed their actions beyond the applicable period of limitations, 13 Pa.C.S.A. § 2725, we affirm.

The case arises from a March 17, 1981 truck accident that killed the driver of the truck, Kenneth B. Haines, and injured a passenger, appellant Robert L. Patton. At the time of the accident, both Mr. Haines and Mr. Patton were acting within the scope of their employment with Chemical Leaman Tank…