Brotzman v. Moser

FRANCIOSA, J.,

In this trespass action, the jury awarded a verdict in favor of plaintiff in the amount of $11,644.05. Since the trial judge granted a compulsory nonsuit as to wife-defendant, the verdict was returned solely against husband-defendant. Now, Darryl Moser, husband-defendant,1 has filed a motion for judgment n.o.v. and, in the alternative, for a new trial.

In considering a motion for judgment n.o.v., the evidence, together with all reasonable inference therefrom, must be evaluated in the light most favorable to the verdict winner: Connolly v. Philadelphia Transportation Co., 420 Pa.…