Pennsylvania Code
Title 231 - RULES OF CIVIL PROCEDURE
Part I - GENERAL
Chapter 200 - BUSINESS OF COURTS
Rule 226 - Points for Charge. Motion for Directed Verdict

Universal Citation: 231 PA Code ยง 226

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 12, March 23, 2024

(a) Points upon which the trial judge is requested to charge the jury shall be so framed that each may be completely answered by a simple affirmation or negation. Attorneys shall hand copies of requested points for charge to the trial judge and to the opposing attorneys before the closing addresses to the jury are begun. A requested point for charge that was presented to the trial judge becomes part of the record when the point is read into the record, or filed in the office of the prothonotary prior to filing a motion for post-trial relief regarding the requested point for charge.

(b) At the close of all the evidence, the trial judge may direct a verdict upon the oral or written motion of any party.

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