Bessemer Stores, Inc. v. Reed Shaw Stenhouse, Inc.

This is an appeal from judgment entered in favor of appellees after a jury trial on a complaint in trespass and assumpsit. Post-trial motions were timely filed and denied.

The trial court is charged with three errors in the proceedings below. Two counts of error concern evidentiary rulings, and one attacks the trial judge’s charge to the jury. Prior to discussing these issues in detail, it is necessary to elaborate upon the factual background of this case.

Appellants, Nell and Alex Mussano, operated a small general store, Bessemer Stores, Inc., on the site of Republic Steel Corporation’s # 2…