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MARTIN v. EVANS

711 A.2d 458 (1998)

Anthony MARTIN, Appellee, v. Weldon R. EVANS, FORC Company, and Lend-Lease, Inc. and National Rental Systems, Inc., Appellants.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided April 24, 1998.

Reargument Denied June 3, 1998.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gregory L. Fitzpatrick, Pittsburgh, for Weldon R. Evans, FORC Co., Lend Lease, Inc. and Nat. Rental Systems, Inc.

Frederick L. Segal, Pittsburgh, for Anthony Martin.

Before FLAHERTY, C.J., and ZAPPALA, CAPPY, CASTILLE, NIGRO and NEWMAN, JJ.

OPINION

NEWMAN, Justice.

Appellants Weldon R. Evans (Evans), FORC Company, and Lend-Lease, Inc. request this Court to examine whether the Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County (trial court) abused its discretion in granting a new trial based on its determination that the verdict was against the weight of the evidence. This personal injury suit arose from an accident in which Evans' tractor-trailer backed into Appellee Anthony Martin (Martin)....

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