LAFFERTY v. ALAN WEXLER AGENCY, INC.


393 Pa.Super. 400 (1990)

574 A.2d 671

Linda Kitts LAFFERTY, Appellant, v. The ALAN WEXLER AGENCY, INC.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Filed May 1, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gregory P. Sesler, Erie, for appellant.

Ritchie T. Marsh, Erie, for appellee.

Before McEWEN, BECK and HUDOCK, JJ.


BECK, Judge:

The question presented in this case is under what circumstances a plaintiff should be permitted to amend her complaint to substitute a new defendant for the defendant named in the original complaint, once the statute of limitations has run. We find that the statute of limitations is tolled where a defendant actively conceals the identity of the party against whom a plaintiff intends to bring a cause of action. Accordingly, we reverse.

In her complaint...

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