ARCIDIACONO v. TIMELESS TOWNS


363 Pa.Super. 528 (1987)

526 A.2d 804

Mary J. ARCIDIACONO and Thomas Arcidiacono, Appellees, v. TIMELESS TOWNS OF THE AMERICAS, INC., Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Filed June 1, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Timothy I. Mark, Harrisburg, for appellant.

E. Franklin Martin, Waynesboro, for appellees.

Before WIEAND, OLSZEWSKI and TAMILIA, JJ.


WIEAND, Judge:

In this action to recover damages for personal injuries sustained in a fall from a stage, the jury returned a verdict in favor of the defendant-owner of the premises. Thereafter, the trial court ordered a new trial unless the defendant agreed to pay the plaintiff one-half of the settlement figure which had been offered prior to trial. Because we find that the trial court abused its discretion, we reverse.

On April 17, 1982, Mary J. Arcidiacono...

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