Balent v. City of Wilkes-Barre
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
MONTEMURO, Justice.
The City of Wilkes-Barre (City) appeals from the order of the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania (Pellegrini, J., dissenting), dated September 22, 1994, affirming the judgment of the Court of Common Pleas of Luzerne County, dated June 9, 1993, which denied the City’s motion for post-trial relief and affirmed a jury verdict of $30,000.00 in favor of Joseph J. Balent and George Barto (Owners).
On appeal, the City contends that 1) the Owners’ claim is barred under the doctrines of res judicata and collateral estoppel, as the City’s liability for the razing of the Owners’…
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