Rodriguez v. Brutus

FLETCHER, Judge.

Higinio Rodriguez and Luz Rodriguez appeal a final judgment after a jury verdict entered against them as defendants in a personal injury action. We conclude that the trial court erred when it denied the defendants’ trial and post-trial motions for directed verdict and reverse the final judgment.

The defendants own a single family residence which they rented to the parents of plaintiff Claudine Brutus pursuant to an oral agreement. Although there was a concrete block shed on the property, the agreement specifically excluded Claudine’s family from the use of it or access to it,…