Goldmas v. Acme Markets, Inc.

MONTEMURO, Judge:

This appeal, filed by Acme Markets, Inc., stems from the trial court’s refusal to grant to Acme a judgment notwithstanding the verdict or a new trial following a December 1988 jury trial in the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County. We affirm.

The appellee, Lorenzo Goldmas, instituted a negligence action against Acme following his fall at an Acme store on April 11, 1983. He claimed that his fall was caused by negligently maintained conditions at the store. Goldmas claimed that, in addition to mental anguish, he had been physically injured as follows:

As a result of the…