O'BARTO v. Glossers Stores, Inc.

Opinion by

Hoffman, J.,

The issue in this appeal is whether the court below erred in granting the appellee’s preliminary objections and striking off the complaint by which the appellant sought to join the appellee as an additional defendant in a trespass action.

The action was instituted by a writ of summons issued by the plaintiff against the original defendant-appellant (hereinafter, Glosser) on April 19, 1970. On May 8, .1970, Glosser filed a praecipe for a writ to join as an additional defendant the appellee (hereinafter, Eastgate). The writ was served on Eastgate on June 25, 1970. Counsel…