Legal Question in Civil Litigation in Pennsylvania
I live in Pennsylvania and I filed a Civil claim against a Technical school for damaging the body of my vehicle which was unrelated to the reason why I brought my vehicle there. The first hearing I won at the Magistrate court, but wasn't given enough to pay for the damages on my vehicle so I appealed to the arbitration board of three arbiters and they ruled giving the plaintiff a reward and the defendants a reward which reads: "AWARD IN FAVOR OF DEFENDANT ON PLAINTIFF'S CLAIM." and it also reads: "AWARD IN FAVOR OF PLAINTIFF ON DEFENDANT'S COUNTER CLAIM." I wanted to make sure I'm reading this correctly. The amount to the plaintiff is greater than the amount going to the defendants. Is this your understanding? Thank you
2 Answers from Attorneys
This means that you lost. It also means that the school lost on its claim against you. So, nobody won anything.
I agree with the answer you previously received. You lost on your claim, & the school lost on it's claim against you. So no money is owed.