Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 1/19/1994

Ferrara v. Hoover

Citations

636 A.2d 1151
431 Pa. Super. 407
1994 Pa. Super. LEXIS 193

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concluding that there is no merit to appellant’s contention that “communication between appellant and appellees’ insurance adjuster serves as a substitute for actual service of process.”
holding, “We find no merit in the contention communication between appellant and appellees’ insurance adjuster serves as a substitute for actual service of process.”
stating that appellees “have a reasonable expectation to assure that once the statute of limitations has run they will no longer shoulder the burden of possible litigation.”
specifying that “an overt attempt at delay is not necessary to constitute bad faith”
stating that “a plaintiff’s failure to make a good faith effort to notify the defendant will serve to nullify both the commencement of the action and the tolling of the statute of limitations.” (citation, quotation marks, and brackets omitted)
stating that “a plaintiff’s failure to make a good faith effort to notify the defendant will serve to nullify both the commencement of the action and the tolling of the statute of limitations” (citation, quotation marks, and brackets omitted)

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Judges: Tamilia, Hudock, Cercone

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