Jordan v. Brown

Keith Jordan and Lesley Jordan, defendants in a statutory liability suit filed by Terry Lee Brown and her husband, John E. Brown, Jr., appellees, pursuant to section 767.01, Florida Statutes (1995), appeal an amended final order determining that the jury verdict in their favor was against the manifest weight of the evidence and awarding the Browns a new trial. Because we conclude that the trial court abused its discretion, we reverse.

Mrs. Brown was employed as a home health aide by Tallahassee Memorial Regional Medical Center. In that capacity, she worked in the Jordans’ home. While at the…