DEARING v. REESE

No. 87-18.

519 So.2d 761 (1988)

Daniel Sears DEARING, Jr., Appellant, v. Stuart REESE, d/b/a Spacemakers, a Sole Proprietorship, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

February 10, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert Cintron, Jr., of Dearing & Cintron, Tallahassee, for appellant.

No appearance for appellee.


ZEHMER, Judge.

Daniel Sears Dearing, Jr., the plaintiff below, appeals a directed verdict for the defendant Stuart Reese in this negligence action for breach of duty to provide Dearing a safe place to work. We reverse.

Viewing the evidence and reasonable inferences from the evidence in a light most favorable to Dearing, the record reflects the following facts. Reese, who has renovated and sold houses on several prior occasions, purchased a house in Tallahassee...

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