Lal v. Commonwealth, Department of Transportation

KELLEY, Judge.

Amrit Lai (Lai) appeals from an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Chester County (trial court) denying Lai’s motion for post trial relief. We quash the instant appeal, sua sponte, for substantial noncompliance with the Pennsylvania Rules of Appellate Procedure.

In December of 1995 Lai commenced an action in the trial court for a continuing tort of negligence against the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (DOT). Lai’s complaint alleged that DOT failed to maintain drains that control run off and storm water at a highway interchange near Lai’s property, which failure…