Dearing v. Reese

ZEHMER, Judge.

Daniel Sears Dearing, Jr., the plaintiff below, appeals a directed verdict for the defendant Stuart Reese in this negligence action for breach of duty to provide Dear-ing a safe place to work. We reverse.

Viewing the evidence and reasonable inferences from the evidence in a light most favorable to Dearing, the record reflects the following facts. Reese, who has renovated and sold houses on several prior occasions, purchased a house in Tallahassee to renovate and resell. Subsequently, Dearing was hired to do general labor on the house. Dearing’s job was described as “basic labor”…