Legal Opinion

O'DONNELL v. Bachelor

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided May 24, 1967No. Appeal, 224PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Mr. Chief Justice Bell,

This is an appeal from the Order of the lower Court which, after a jury verdict for defendant, dismissed plaintiff’s motion for a new trial. Unfortunately, the appellant failed to have judgment entered on the verdict before this appeal was taken. We have repeatedly held that, in the absence of such judgment, no appeal lies: Lynch v. Metropolitan L. Ins. Co., 422 Pa. 488, 222 A. 2d 925. In Lynch, the Court said (page 489): “No judgment on .the verdict has ever been entered. In the absence of such judgment no appeal lies. In Menyo v. Sphar, 409 Pa. 223, 224…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Lynch v. Metropolitan Life InsuranceSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1966
  2. Menyo v. SpharSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1962
  3. Denmon v. RhodesSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1965
  4. Gelzhiser v. FisherSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1965

3Cited by10 opinions

  1. General Electric Credit Corp. v. Aetna Casualty & Surety Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1970
  2. K.H. v. J.R.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2003
  3. K.H. v. J.R.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2003
  4. Billig v. SkvarlaSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2004
  5. Bartkewich v. BillingerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1968

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