O'DONNELL v. Bachelor

229 A.2d 755, 425 Pa. 626, 1967 Pa. LEXIS 724

• Court: Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
• Decided: May 24, 1967
• Docket: Appeal, 224
• Status: Published

Opinion

Opinion by

Mr. Chief Justice Bell,

This is an appeal from the Order of the lower Court which, after a jury verdict for defendant, dismissed plaintiff’s motion for a new trial. Unfortunately, the appellant failed to have judgment entered on the verdict before this appeal was taken. We have repeatedly held that, in the absence of such judgment, no appeal lies: Lynch v. Metropolitan L. Ins. Co., 422 Pa. 488, 222 A. 2d 925. In Lynch, the Court said (page 489): “No judgment on .the verdict has ever been entered. In the absence of such judgment no appeal lies. In Menyo v. Sphar, 409 Pa. 223, 224 (footnote), 186 A. 2d 9, we recently said: ‘Too many members of the Bar mistakenly believe that the appeal is from an Order which dismissed their motion for a new trial, instead of from a judgment which was entered on the verdict: [citing authorities].’ See also: Denmon v. Rhodes, 416 Pa. 568, 569, 207 A. 2d 860; Gelzhiser v. Fisher, 418 Pa. 88, 208 A. 2d 836. [Emphasis in original]

“The instant appeal, being premature, must be quashed.”

Appeal quashed.

Mr. Justice Mtjsmanno and Mr. Justice Cohen took no part in the consideration or decision of this case.