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FRANCISCO v. FORD MOTOR CO.

406 Pa.Super. 144 (1991)

593 A.2d 1277

Charles FRANCISCO and Cecilia Francisco, H/W v. FORD MOTOR COMPANY, Eaton Corporation and Hertz Penske Truck Leasing, Inc. Appeal of HERTZ PENSKE TRUCK LEASING, INC.

Superior Court of Pennsylvania.

Filed June 11, 1991.

Reargument Denied August 14, 1991.

Petition for Allowance of Appeals Denied December 17, 1991.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robyn J. Farrell, Philadelphia, for appellant.

Don P. Foster, Philadelphia, for Francisco, appellees.

Before WIEAND, OLSZEWSKI and BROSKY, JJ.

WIEAND, Judge:

More than four years after service of the complaint in this products liability litigation, Hertz Penske Truck Leasing, Inc. (Hertz) filed a petition for leave to join Simpson Industries, Inc. as an additional defendant. The trial court denied the petition, and Hertz appealed. It contends that the denial of its petition constituted an abuse of the trial court's discretion. We disagree and affirm the order of the trial court.

Pa.R.C.P. 2253 establishes...

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