Sutera v. Natiello

This appeal arises from a substantial monetary judgment in favor of the plaintiff, Nathanial Sutera, who sustained serious injuries when he fell from scaffolding erected on the side of a three story building owned by the defendant Deborah Natiello. The defendants, Natiello and Timothy Sutera (Timothy S.), 1 appeal following the trial court's denial of their motion to set aside the verdict or for remittitur. On appeal, the defendants claim that (1) the trial court committed harmful error by giving a jury instruction on the doctrine of res ipsa loquitur, and (2) the jury verdict was improperly…