Allied Electrical Supply Co. v. Roberts

¶ 1 This is an appeal from the Order entered August 16, 2001, in the Greene County Court of Common Pleas, granting Appellee/Plaintiffs motion for a new trial. For the reasons set forth below, we reverse and remand for reinstatement of the jury verdict in favor of Appellant/Defendant.

¶ 2 Appellant and Appellee each leased one-half of a commercial building located on East High Street in Waynesburg, Pennsylvania. 1 At approximately 6:00 p.m. on March 18, 1998, after Appellee’s normal business hours, a fire broke out in Appellant’s half of the building. The owner, Appellant Craig Roberts, was…