Stanley J. Zukos Jr. v. Wen Hui Zie and Anita Lui

Summary

The Pennsylvania Superior Court affirmed summary judgment for Wen Hui Zie and Anita Lui in Stanley J. Zukos Jr.'s claims involving conversion and alleged violations of Pennsylvania's abandoned-property provisions. The court held that the statutory claim was barred by the two-year statute of limitations because the claim accrued no later than May 27, 2020. The court also deemed the conversion argument waived because it was inadequately developed.

Holdings

1. Plaintiff's statutory claim was barred by the two-year statute of limitations because his cause of action accrued no later than May 27, 2020, when the Superior Court denied his request to extend the deadline for retrieving his abandoned property, and he filed his praecipe more than two years later.
2. The conversion issue was waived because Plaintiff presented only a single conclusory sentence and failed to cite the record or pertinent authority or develop an argument capable of appellate review.

Questions Presented

1. Whether the trial court erred in granting summary judgment on Plaintiff's claim under the Pennsylvania Landlord Tenant Act based on the statute of limitations.
2. Whether the trial court erred in granting summary judgment on Plaintiff's conversion claim based on the statute of limitations.

Disposition

affirmed