Haan, D. and P. v. Wells, J.

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• reasoning that failure to move for directed verdict results in waiver of right to seek judgment n.o.v.
• noting that a challenge to the weight of the evidence “ripens only after -3- J-A13038-16 the verdict, and it is properly preserved so long as it is raised in timely post- verdict motions.”
• explaining to preserve right to request JNOV post-trial, party must first request binding charge to jury or move for directed verdict at trial
• explaining to preserve right to request JNOV post-trial, party must first request binding charge to jury or move for directed verdict at trial
• finding the parties did not preserve their challenge to the sufficiency of the evidence when they did not move for either a nonsuit or directed verdict in a non-jury trial
• noting the two grounds for entry of a judgment notwithstanding the verdict: (1) the moving party is entitled to a judgment as a matter of law; or (2) the evidence was such that no two reasonable minds could disagree that the moving party should have prevailed

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