Saylor v. Rose

JOHNSON, Judge:

This is an appeal from an order granting appellee, Raymond Paul Saylor, a new trial. In reviewing the decision of a trial judge to grant a new trial, we may not reverse the trial judge’s order, unless he has committed a clear abuse of discretion or an error of law which necessarily controlled the grant of a new trial. Gilligan v. Shaw, 441 Pa. 305, 272 A.2d 462 (1971); Sindler v. Goldman, 309 Pa.Super. 7, 454 A.2d 1054 (1982). Finding no abuse of discretion or error of law, we affirm.

On November 13, 1975, appellee was involved in an accident along Route 30 near Jenner Township,…