Badger v. Upper Darby Township

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Horace Stern,

The Act of July 1,1937, P. L. 2547, provides that any person claiming damages from a municipality, arising from the negligence of such municipality or any employe thereof, shall, within six months from the date of origin of the claim or the date of the negligence complained of, file in the office of the clerk or secretary of the municipality a notice in writing of the claim, stating briefly the facts upon which it is based. It further provides that “No cause of action may be validly entered of record where there was a failure to file such notice within the…