Denmon v. Rhodes

OriNiON by

Mr. Chief Justice Bell,

Plaintiffs sued defendant in trespass. The jury returned a verdict for defendant. Plaintiffs appealed to this Court from an Order of the lower Court which dismissed their motion for a new trial.

As stated in the footnote in Mengo v. Sphar, 409 Pa. 223, 224, 186 A. 2d 9:

“Too many members of the Bar mistakenly believe that the appeal is from an Order which dismissed their motion for a new trial, instead of from a judgment which was entered on the verdict: Simpson v. Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission, 384 Pa. 335, 121 A. 2d 84. Compare also Hazle Township…