Pikur Enterprises, Inc. v. Commonwealth Department of Transportation

NEWMAN, Judge.

The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Transportation (DOT) appeals from an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County (trial court) denying DOT’s motion for post-trial relief, seeking a new trial or judgment non obstante veredicto (JNOV). For the reasons which follow, we affirm.

The relevant facts of this case are not in dispute. Pikur Enterprises, Inc. (Pikur) was in the business of servicing corporate fleets. Thus, discarded automobile parts were added to Pikur’s inventory as it repaired the corporate vehicles. Because of this practice, most of Pikur’s…