Legal Opinion

Lange v. Burd

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided May 17, 2002PublishedCited by 38 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BECK, J.:

¶ 1 Appellants, Philip E. Lange, Jr. and Patricia E. Lange, appeal from the order granting summary judgment in favor of Olympia Burd, as the administrator of the estate of Donald E. Burd. The trial court granted summary judgment because appellants’ complaint against appellee was filed beyond the two year statute of limitations. We affirm.

¶ 2 On June 20, 1996, Philip Lange and the decedent, Donald Burd, were involved in an automobile accident. The decedent died on December 18, 1996. On June 5, 1998, appellants instituted suit against the decedent, unaware that he had passed away a…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Nesbitt v. Erie Coach Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1964
  2. Hayward v. Medical CenterSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1992
  3. Molineux v. ReedSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1987
  4. Thompson v. PeckSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1935
  5. Kingston Coal Co. v. Felton Mining Co.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1997

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3Cited by38 opinions

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  3. Krapf v. St. Luke's HospitalSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2010
  4. Viguers v. Philip Morris USA, Inc.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 2003
  5. Glenbrook Leasing Co. v. BeausangSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2003

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