Title: Ferris, Pet v. Harkins, et al (Summary Disposition)
Citation: N/A
Docket Number: 185-187 MAL 2008
State: Pennsylvania
Issuer: Pennsylvania Supreme Court
Date: November 25, 2008

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF PENNSYLVANIA MIDDLE DISTRICT LINDA FERRIS Petitioner v. JAMES D. HARKINS, ELIZABETH HARKINS, SELECTIVE INSURANCE CO. OF AMERICA, DR. ASIT PATEL, Respondents : : : : : : : : : : : Nos. 185, 186 & 187 MAL 2008 Petition for Allowance of Appeal from the Order of the Superior Court ORDER PER CURIAM DECIDED: November 25, 2008 AND NOW, this 25th day of November, 2008 the Petition for Allowance of Appeal is GRANTED, LIMITED TO the issue of whether Petitioner is entitled to review by the trial court of her unresolved post-trial motion for a new trial. In reversing the grant of JNOV, the Superior Court overlooked that there was an outstanding motion for lesser relief in the form of a new trial. Therefore, the order of the Superior Court reversing the trial court’s order granting Petitioner’s motion for JNOV is hereby VACATED IN PART, and the matter is remanded to the Superior Court, for remand to the trial court, for consideration of Petitioner’s unresolved motion for a new trial, and preparation and filing of a comprehensive opinion thereon. Jurisdiction relinquished.