Florez v. Groom Development Co.

Plaintiff, Peter G. Florez, an employee of the painting subcontractor on a job on which defendant Groom Development Company was the general contractor, brought this action against the general contractor and its owner to recover damages for injuries plaintiff sustained on the job. The jury returned a verdict in favor of plaintiff and against both defendants in the amount of $32,500. Defendants’ motion for a judgment notwithstanding the verdict and for a new trial were denied. Defendants appeal from the judgment entered on the verdict.

The facts are as follows: In January of 1957, the Groom…