OPINION BY JACOBS, J., September 23, 1974:
The sole question presented by this appeal is whether the statute of limitations is tolled when the plaintiff files a praecipe for a writ of summons, but fails to deliver the writ to the sheriff for service. The lower court held that under such circumstances the statute of limitations is not tolled. We disagree and reverse.
The following relevant facts appear in the record: On October 17, 1968, plaintiff-appellant...
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