Ferraro v. McCarthy-Pascuzzo

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• upholding trial court’s refusal to allow plaintiff, who was struck by a vehicle, to amend the complaint after the statute of limitations expired, where the plaintiff incorrectly named the driver’s wife as the lone defendant
• stating: “The decision of the trial [c]ourt to deny a motion to amend a complaint is within the sound discretion of the trial court, and the trial court’s determination will not be disturbed absent an abuse of that discretion”
• “[W]here the wrong party was sued and the amendment is designed to substitute another, distinct party, it will be disallowed.” (quoting Anderson Equip. Co. v. Huchber, 690 A.2d 1239, 1241 (Pa. Super. Ct. 1997)

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