Utain v. Crum Creek Construction Co.

WOOD, J.,

In this negligence action, plaintiffs Irwin and Shirley Utain allege that defendants Crum Creek Construction Company and Quintel Homes violated a regulatory safety standard at a construction site, which caused plaintiff Irwin Utain’s injuries. After plaintiffs presented their evidence at trial, I granted defendants’ motion for compulsory nonsuit, as I had concluded that plaintiffs had failed to meet their burden of proof on the causation element of their cause of action. Before me now is plaintiffs’ motion to take off nonsuit. Based on the following reasoning, the motion will be…