Opinion · Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Lane Enterprises, Inc. v. L.B. Foster Company
551 Pa. 306
- Type
- Opinion
- Court
- Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
- Jurisdiction
- Pennsylvania
- Date
- 1998-04-15
- Topic
- litigation
noting that issues not raised in post-trial motion are waived for appellate review | stating “Pa.R.Civ.P. 227.1 requires parties to file post-trial motions in order to preserve issues for appeal. If an issue has not been raised in a post-trial motion, it is waived for appeal purposes.” | stating unequivocally that “[Rule] 227.1 requires parties to file post-trial motions in order to preserve issues for appeal. If an issue has not been raised in a post-trial motion, it is waived for appeal purposes” | “If an issue has not been raised in a post-trial motion, it is waived for appeal purposes.” | “If an issue has not been raised in a post-trial motion, it is waived for appeal purposes.” | if an issue has not been raised in a post-trial motion as required by Pa.R.C.P. 227.1 it is waived for appellate purposes | “Pa. R. Civ. P.227.1 requires parties to file post-trial motions in order to preserve issues for appeal. If an issue has not been raised in a post-trial motion, it is waived for appeal purposes”
Citator
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- 31 opinions
AND NOW, this 15th day of April, 1998, the Order of the Superior Court is reversed. Pa.R.Civ.P. 227.1 requires parties to file post-trial motions in order to preserve issues for appeal. If an issue has not been raised in a post-trial motion, it is waived for appeal purposes. See Benson v. Penn Central Transportation Company, 463 Pa. 37, 342 A.2d 393 (1975) and Commonwealth v. Metz, 534 Pa. 341, 633 A.2d 125 (1993).
This matter is remanded to the trial court for reinstatement of the verdict.