Legal Question in Civil Litigation in Pennsylvania

Re: Findings of Fact

As noted by the prior respondent, findings of fact occur after the trial or hearing. If you are looking to narrow the issues, you should either obtain an agreement from oppossing cousel and submit a Stipulation of Undisputed Facts. Alternatively, if you cannot get an agreement, propound Request for Admissions on the salient fact on opposing counsel.

Re: Findings of Fact

Your question is quite strange. Usually a request for findings of fact are made once the trial is completed not before the trial is started. After the Judge hear evidence, an oral request can be made to the Judge to allow an attorney to submit proposed findings of fact. Sometimes a Judge will ask after the trial for the attorneys to prepare proposed findings of fact for him to consider on his own. Unless the evidence is undisputed before trial, your question can not be answered in the matter in which you asked it. If the evidence is undisputed you can attempt to get opposing counsel to agree to stipulate to the facts.Gerald Hershenson