Spang & Co. v. United States Steel Corp.

519 Pa. 14 (1988)

545 A.2d 861

SPANG & COMPANY, Appellant,

v.

UNITED STATES STEEL CORPORATION, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Argued March 10, 1988.

Decided July 12, 1988.

Reargument Denied September 6, 1988.

Paul A. Manion, Kevin P. Lucas, Manion, McDonough & Lucas, P.C., Pittsburgh, for appellant.

Richard F. Lerach, Pittsburgh, for appellee.

Before NIX, C.J., and LARSEN, FLAHERTY, McDERMOTT, ZAPPALA, PAPADAKOS and STOUT, JJ.

OPINION OF THE COURT

LARSEN, Justice.

The issue presented is whether a trial court, sitting as fact-finder in a non-jury trial for breach of contract, may order a new trial…