Yakowicz v. McDermott

Opinion by

Judge Palladino,

Vincent X. Yakowicz (Appellant) appeals from an order oí the Court of Common Pleas of Dauphin County denying his post-trial relief motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict (JNOV) or a new trial. For the reasons which follow, we reverse the denial of Appellants post-trial motion for JNOV and order the trial court to enter judgment in favor of Appellant.

Arthur T. McDermott was hired by the Pennsylvania Department of Treasury (Treasury) on March 28, 1983 for the position of deputy counsel. He was assigned to assist Appellant, who was Treasury’s Chief Deputy…