· 11/18/1994
McMillen v. 84 Lumber, Inc.
Citations
- 649 A.2d 932
- 538 Pa. 567
- 1994 Pa. LEXIS 617
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- holding that the request for a new trial was waived because the appellees failed to make a timely request for the declaration of a mistrial
- holding that counsel had waived right to a mistrial by failing to object at the time of a blatant violation of court’s pre-trial ruling
- finding waiver, under the circumstances, where counsel failed to move for a mistrial after successfully objecting to improper testimony
- finding waiver, under the circumstances, where counsel failed to move for a mistrial after successfully objecting to improper testimony
- finding waiver of right to new trial upon failure of appellees to make timely request for declaration of a mistrial
- reversing Superior Court’s overbroad application of public interest exception to waiver rule
Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).
Judges: Nix, Flaherty, Zappala, Papadakos, Cappy, Castille, Montemuro, Montemúro
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