Straff v. Nationwide Mutual Fire Insurance

Opinion by

Price, J.,

We are here presented with the question of whether appellants’ failure to comply with a local rule of court pertaining to the filing of a Motion for a New Trial constitutes an abandonment of the motion. The lower court held that there was an abandonment and granted a motion to quash appellants’ post-trial motions. We agree and, therefore, will affirm.

Appellants initiated this cause of action claiming $93,500.00 loss by reason of a fire which destroyed their home on December 1, 1970. Appellee had denied the claim and defended this action, based upon its claim that the fire…