SCOTT v. OTIS ELEVATOR CO.

No. 95-1318.

680 So.2d 462 (1996)

Elinor J. SCOTT and Joe Scott, her husband, Appellants, v. OTIS ELEVATOR COMPANY, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

March 11, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert Scott Cox, David H. Burns and William D. Anderson of Cox & Burns, P.A., Tallahassee, for Appellants.

Jaime D. Liang of Granger, Santry, Mitchell & Heath, P.A., Tallahassee, for Appellee.


ERVIN, Judge.

Appellants, Elinor J. Scott and Joe Scott, challenge a final judgment that set aside a jury verdict in their favor on their negligence claim and directed a verdict for appellee, Otis Elevator Company, which was the defendant below, on the basis that the Scotts failed to establish proximate cause. We reverse and remand with directions to reinstate the jury verdict.

When considering the propriety of a directed verdict, the evidence must be considered...

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