Colucci v. McConnell

MILLER, J.,

On August 4, 1991, plaintiffs and defendant were involved in an automobile accident on State Route 423 in Tobyhanna Township, Monroe County, Pennsylvania.

A summons was filed on August 4,1993, and plaintiffs requested the Sheriff of Monroe County to serve the writ of summons by certified mail. The sheriff duly followed this directive and filed a return of service on August 18, 1993 indicating that service was made by certified mail on the defendant and a receipt was returned to him on August 30, 1993.

Plaintiffs then filed a complaint on August 4, 1994. The docket in this matter…