To preserve issues for appeal following either a jury or nonjury trial in Pennsylvania state court, it is necessary to file a timely post-trial motion. On March 18, the Superior Court of Pennsylvania issued a ruling that some may view as delivering a harsh and costly appellate waiver lesson for Genuardi’s Family Market (now owned by Safeway) and its trial counsel.
The dispute giving rise to litigation in that case arose between the developer of a shopping center and Genuardi’s. Following a nonjury trial and the trial court’s ruling on the parties’ timely filed post-trial motions, the Court of Common Pleas of Chester County, Pa., issued a judgment in favor of the developer in the amount of nearly $317,000.
