Lokay v. Lehigh Valley Cooperative Farmers, Inc.

CIRILLO, Judge:

Lehigh Valley Cooperative Farmers, Inc. (hereafter “Le-high”), appeals an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Lehigh County dismissing its exceptions and denying its motions for judgment notwithstanding the verdict or, in the alternative, for a new trial. We affirm.

While motions for judgment n.o.v. and for a new trial are usually combined as alternative motions, we must review rulings on them under different standards. Judgment n.o.v. is proper only in a clear case; in reviewing its denial, we examine the evidence in the light most favorable to the verdict-winner, including…