Legal Opinion
L.B. Foster Company v. Lane Enterprises, Inc.
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided April 15, 1998No. 0713 W.D. Allocatur Docket 1997PublishedCited by 51 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
AND NOW, this 15th day of April 1998, the Order of the Superior Court is reversed. Pa.R.Civ.P. 227.1 requires parties to file post-trial motions in order to preserve issues for appeal. If an issue has not been raised in a post-trial motion, it is waived for appeal purposes. See Benson v. Penn Central Transportation Company, 463 Pa. 37, 342 A.2d 393 (1975) and Commonwealth v. Metz, 534 Pa. 341, 633 A.2d 125 (1993).
This matter is remanded to the trial court for reinstatement of the verdict.
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Benson v. Penn Central Transportation Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1975
- Commonwealth v. MetzSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1993
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