An attorney’s attempt to overcome a 20-year statute of limitations on two mortgage liens has been rejected by the Superior Court, which ruled that both underlying guaranties were to be considered “instruments in writing under seal.”
According to the three-judge panel in In re Estate of Nancy D. Snyder, Deceased , such a distinction was warranted by the clear language of the applicable statute. Further, the panel ruled, the distinction carries with it a 20-year limitation on all actions.
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