§ 5535. Effect of other actions and proceedings
Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated StatutesTitle 42 Pa.C.S.A. Judiciary and Judicial Procedure
42 Pa.C.S.A. § 5535
§ 5535. Effect of other actions and proceedings
(1) If a civil action or proceeding is timely commenced and is terminated, a party, or his successor in interest, may, notwithstanding any other provision of this subchapter, commence a new action or proceeding upon the same cause of action within one year after the termination and any other party may interpose any defense or claim which might have been interposed in the original action or proceeding.
(c) Arbitration.--Where it shall have been finally determined by a court that a party is not obligated to submit a claim to arbitration, the time which elapsed between the demand for arbitration and the final determination by a court that there is no obligation to arbitrate is not a part of the time within which a civil action or proceeding upon such claim must be commenced. The time within which the action or proceeding must be commenced shall not be extended by this subsection beyond one year after such final determination by a court.
Credits
1976, July 9, P.L. 586, No. 142, § 2, effective June 27, 1978. Amended 1978, April 28, P.L. 202, No. 53, § 10(63), effective June 27, 1978; 1980, Oct. 5, P.L.693, No. 142, § 501(a), effective in 60 days.
42 Pa.C.S.A. § 5535, PA ST 42 Pa.C.S.A. § 5535
Current through Act 10 of the 2024 Regular Session. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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