STEPHENSON v. COBB

No. 98-2967.

763 So.2d 1195 (2000)

Benjamin STEPHENSON, Appellant, v. Charles COBB, Jr., Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

January 26, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ralph L. McGrath, Jr. of Vernis & Bowling of Fort Lauderdale, P.A., for appellant.

Edna L. Caruso of Caruso, Burlington, Bohn & Compiani, P.A., West Palm Beach, for appellee.


WARNER, C.J.

In a premises liability case, a jury awarded damages to a visitor on the premises who slipped on plywood lying at the entrance to the building. The landowner raises several issues, including two which we address: the admission of prior accident evidence and the sufficiency of the evidence to support the jury verdict on lost earning capacity. We affirm.

Appellee Cobb slipped on a wooden frame covered with plywood when exiting the rooming house...

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