Case Name: John WITHERSPOON, Petitioner, v. CITY OF PHILADELPHIA, Respondent
Court: Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
Decision Date: 1999-04-28
Citations: 556 Pa. 264
Docket Number: Petition No. 0484 E.D. Alloc. Dkt. 1998
Parties: John WITHERSPOON, Petitioner, v. CITY OF PHILADELPHIA, Respondent.
Judges: 
Reporter: Pennsylvania State Reports
Volume: 556
Pages: 264–265

Head Matter:
727 A.2d 1113
John WITHERSPOON, Petitioner, v. CITY OF PHILADELPHIA, Respondent.
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.
April 28, 1999.
Richard G. Freeman, Philadelphia, for petitioner.

Opinion:
ORDER
PER CURIAM:
AND NOW, this 28 th day of April, 1999, we GRANT the Petition for Allowance of Appeal LIMITED to the following issue:
In determining whether the statute of limitations has been tolled, must the court inquire into whether the plaintiff has made good faith efforts to serve process after the initial thirty-day service period has expired?