EDWARDS v. NORFOLK SOUTHERN RAILWAY CO.

No. 826 EDA 2021.

291 A.3d 1230 (2023)

2023 PA SUPER 45

Denia EDWARDS, Personal Representative of the Estate of Douglas A. Edwards, v. NORFOLK SOUTHERN RAILWAY COMPANY, Appellant.

Superior Court of Pennsylvania.

Filed March 21, 2023.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ira L. Podheiser , Pittsburgh, for appellant.

Shawn A. Ricci , Conshohocken, for appellee.

BEFORE: STABILE, J., McCAFFERY, J., and PELLEGRINI, J.


Under the relation back doctrine, our courts, in certain situations, have validated the acts of a personal representative of an estate that predate their official appointment. In this interlocutory appeal by permission, we consider whether the doctrine applies when a plaintiff timely files an action on behalf of an estate...

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