Legal Opinion
LaRosa v. Cove Haven, Inc.
District Court, M.D. Pennsylvania
Decided March 11, 1993No. Civ. 92-1123PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM and ORDER
NEALON, District Judge.
In this personal injury action, based upon diversity jurisdiction, the defendant has filed a motion for summary judgment pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P. 56, predicated upon the argument that the plaintiffs’ cause of action is time-barred under Pennsylvania law as a result of their filing the complaint two years and a day after the cause of action arose (the matter is controlled by a two-year statute of limitations, 42 Pa.Stat.Ann. § 5524 (1992)). It asserts that the proper way to calculate the statutory period is to equate the term “year” with a period of…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Tellip v. Home Life Insurance Co. of AmericaSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1943
- United States Ex Rel. Strona v. BusseyDistrict Court, S.D. California · 1943
- Olivo Ayala v. Lopez FelicianoDistrict Court, D. Puerto Rico · 1990
- Perrine v. HeishmanDistrict Court, M.D. Pennsylvania · 1966
- Fox Chapel Area School District v. DunlapCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1980
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