City of Philadelphia v. Owens

Opinion by

Judge MacPhail,

The City of Philadelphia and Cornell Thompson (Appellants) appeal from the order of the Court of Com*30mon Pleas of Philadelphia County denying Appellants’ motion for Judgment Notwithstanding the Verdict, or in the alternative, for a New Trial or Remittitur and entering judgment on the verdict in favor of John Owens (Appellee)1 in the amount of $353,379.29 plus delay damages of $164,321.37 for a total verdict of $515,700.66. We affirm.

On February 8, 1980 Appellee was injured in a motor vehicle accident caused by a City of Philadelphia garbage truck driven by Appellant…