Pantuso Motors, Inc. v. Corestates Bank, N.A.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Pantuso Motors, Inc. v. Corestates Bank, N.A., 566 Pa. 212 (Pa. 2001)
779 A.2d 1142

Pantuso Motors, Inc. v. Corestates Bank, N.A.

Opinion of the Court

ORDER

PER CURIAM:

AND NOW, this 22nd day of August, 2001, the Petition for Allowance of Appeal, No. 181 M.D. Alloc. Dkt.2000, is granted limited to the following issues:

1. Did the Superior Court err by holding that the statute of limitations applicable to a cause of action under 21 P.S. § 682 begins to run anew with each new request for entry of satisfaction of a mortgage?

2. Did the Superior Court err by holding that a plaintiff who makes multiple requests for entry of satisfaction of a single mortgage may obtain an award of damages under 21 P.S. § 682 for each such request?

*213The Petition for Allowance of Appeal, No. 183 M.D. Alloc. Dkt.2000, is also granted limited to the following issue:

1. Whether successive demands for satisfaction of an open judgment either revive the initial cause of action or constitute a new and distinct cause of action under 42 Pa.C.S. § 8104?

Reference

Full Case Name
PANTUSO MOTORS, INC., Alfred D. Pantuso, Sr., and Judith Pantuso v. CORESTATES BANK, N.A., Successor-In-Interest to Third National Bank & Trust Company of Scranton, Petitioner Pantuso Motors, Inc., Alfred D. Pantuso, Sr., and Judith Pantuso v. Corestates Bank, N.A., Successor-In-Interest to Third National Bank & Trust Company of Scranton
Status
Published