Packer Society Hill Travel Agency, Inc. v. Presbyterian University of Pennsylvania Medical Center

WIEAND, Judge.

Is an action on a written contract not under seal subject to a four year statute of limitations or a six year statute of limitations? The trial court held that the applicable period of limitation was six years and denied a defense motion for judgment on the pleadings based upon a four year period of limitations. The Superior Court allowed an interlocutory appeal under Pa.R.A.P. 1311 to review the trial court’s ruling before the parties incurred the time and expense of trial.

The present action was commenced on November 22, 1991, by Packer Society Hill Travel Agency (Packer)…