Legal Opinion
Pfister v. City of Philadelphia
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided January 6, 2009No. 1955 C.D. 2007PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION BY
Judge LEAVITT.
Sharon P. Pfister and Robert L. Pfister appeal an order of the Court of Common Pleas of the First Judicial District of Pennsylvania (trial court) entering judgment in favor of the City of Philadelphia and Tyrone Winkler because the Piasters’ complaint was found not to have been served in time to toll the two-year statute of limitations for tort claims. Concluding that the trial court could not make this factual determination in the context of a motion for judgment on the pleadings, we reverse and remand.
On January 11, 2006, the Piasters filed a complaint seeking…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Commonwealth v. YoungSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1974
- Bata v. Central-Penn Nat. Bank of Phila.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1966
- Travelers Casualty & Surety Co. v. CastegnaroSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2001
- Farber v. ENGLECommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1987
- Lindstrom v. City of CorrySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2000
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3Cited by28 opinions
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- Daniel v. City of Philadelphia.Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2014
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