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OLIVER-SMITH v. CITY OF PHILADELPHIA

No. 198 CD 2008.

962 A.2d 728 (2008)

Janella OLIVER-SMITH v. CITY OF PHILADELPHIA, Appellant.

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided December 19, 2008.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Alan C. Ostrow, Philadelphia, for appellant.

Adrian J. Moody, Philadelphia, for appellee.

BEFORE: SMITH-RIBNER, Judge, and LEAVITT, Judge, and FLAHERTY, Senior Judge.

OPINION BY Senior Judge FLAHERTY.

The City of Philadelphia (City) appeals from an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County (trial court) which denied the City's motion for post-trial relief, in which, the City sought a new trial from a jury verdict returned on September 7, 2007, awarding Janella Oliver-Smith (Appellee) $80,000.00 in damages for the negligent demolition of her property by the City. We reverse and remand for a new trial with the proper...

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