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Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 3/16/1965

Saracina v. Cotoia

Citations

  • 417 Pa. 80
  • 208 A.2d 764
  • 1965 Pa. LEXIS 389

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • noting that amendments to pleadings under Rule of Civil Procedure 1033 “should be granted with liberality so as to secure determination of cases on their merits whenever possible” (emphasis in original)
  • noting that amendments to pleadings under Rule of Civil Procedure 1033 “should be granted with liberality so as to secure determination of cases on their merits whenever possible” (emphasis in original)
  • affirming trial court’s refusal to permit plaintiff, who was struck by a vehicle, to amend the complaint after the statute of limitations had run where the plaintiff improperly named the driver’s father as the sole defendant
  • new cause of action raised when judgment on one would not bar any further action on the other, a different measure of damages is applicable, different defendants are available, and different proof is required
  • new cause of action raised when judgment on one would not bar any further action on the other, a different measure of damages is applicable, different defendants are available, and different proof is required
  • which held that an amendment to a complaint, after the statute of limitations had run, to bring in a new party to the action where there was no indication that defendant had concealed the identity of the party, could not be permitted

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Judges: Bbien, Bell, Brien, Cohen, Eagen, Jones, Musmanno, Robeets

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