Legal Opinion
Spang & Co. v. United States Steel Corp.
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided July 12, 1988No. 83 W.D. Appeal Dkt. 1987PublishedCited by 99 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
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 limited to the issue of damages after initially entering a verdict for defendant on the grounds that, although defendant breached the contract which caused substantial damage to the plaintiff, plaintiff failed to prove the amount of damages with a reasonable degree of certainty to permit computation of a damage award. We answer that question in the affirmative. The essential facts are as follows.
Appellee, United States Steel…
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