Scranton Private Hospital v. Caum

Citations

• 61 Pa. Super. 93
• 1915 Pa. Super. LEXIS 274

Syllabus

<p>Equity — Equity practice — Amendment — Parties — Statute of limitations.</p> <p>An amendment to a hill in equity will not he allowed so as to change the name of the defendant from certain named individuals —“representing themselves and all others interested in a certain unincorporated association known as the Scranton Railway Beneficial Association,” to a corporation, viz: “Scranton Railway</p> <p>Beneficial Association,” where it is apparent from the record that the suggested defendant, the corporation, was not in court, and that between the date of the service of the hill on the original defendants, and that of the date of moving for the amendment, the statute of limitations had run against the plaintiff’s claim.</p>