Melo v. Spencer

Opinion

FREEDMAN, J.

The defendant, Charles Spencer, Jr., appeals from the judgment of the trial court rendered after it granted the motion filed by the plaintiffs1 to set aside the jury verdict for the defendant and ordered a new trial in this negligence action. We affirm the judgment of the trial court.

The following facts are relevant to this appeal. The plaintiffs brought this action for damages sustained in an automobile accident that occurred on January 14, 1995, when the plaintiffs’ vehicle struck the defendant’s vehicle. The plaintiffs maintained at trial that the defendant caused the…