Slappo v. J's Development Associates, Inc.

¶ 1 Appellant, Mary Slappo, appeals from the order entered on November 28, 2000, granting a new trial on compensatory damages only. We affirm.

¶ 2 The trial court aptly summarized the factual and procedural history of the case as follows:

Slappo is the owner of a farm in Economy Borough[.] The Appellee, J’s Development Associates, Inc. (J’s Development) became the owner of property which adjoins Slappo’s farm along its easterly boundary. J’s Development undertook to establish a plan of residential building lots on its adjoining property and, for this purpose, retained Shoup Engineering to…