Fernandez v. City of Pittsburgh

SMITH, Judge.

The City of Pittsburgh appeals from the orders of the Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County which denied the City’s post-trial motion seeking judgment notwithstanding the verdict or a new trial, and ordered it to pay delay damages to William Adkins and Carmenza Fernandez (collectively Plaintiffs) in their civil lawsuit against the City arising out of an automobile accident caused by a defective condition in a road.

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The issues presented on appeal are whether the trial court erred by allowing Plaintiffs to present evidence regarding subsequent repairs to the street where the…