Lemont v. Estate of Ventura

DECISION

Before this Court are the Estate of Mary Della Ventura's ("Defendant") post-trial motions. Gary Lemont ("Plaintiff") asserted a claim of premises negligence against Defendant. After a jury trial, a verdict was returned in favor of Plaintiff. Defendant renewed its previous Motion for Judgment as a Matter of Law and filed a Motion for New Trial. Jurisdiction is pursuant to G.L. 1956 § 8-2-14, Super. R. Civ. P. 50, and Super. R. Civ. P. 59.

I

FACTS

In September of 2003, Plaintiff visited the house owned by Defendant at 32 Waller Street, Providence, Rhode Island ("the property") to help a…