Campbell v. Royal Indem. Co. of NY

CERCONE, Judge:

This appeal arises from a jury verdict for the defendant in an assumpsit action in the Common Pleas Court of Luzerne County. Appellant’s motions for new trial and judgment n.o.v. were denied. We affirm the decision of the lower court.

Appellant Patrick Campbell owned a wooden frame residential building in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. The building was unoccupied for the purpose of converting it from a three apartment to a six apartment dwelling. Pursuant to an oral contract, appellant Morris Yelen, a licensed general building contractor, was making, or preparing to make the…