Harris v. Grunow

Joel Harris and Judy Harris, the defendants below, appeal a Monroe County Circuit Court order granting a new trial and setting aside a jury verdict in their favor. We reverse and direct the trial court to enter a final judgment in favor of the Harrises in accordance with the jury’s verdict.

I. Facts and Procedural Background

The plaintiffs below, John E.D. Grunow, Jr. and O.R. Golf Partners, Ltd., owned land next to John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park in the Florida Keys. The Har-rises also owned a lot next to the Park and the plaintiffs’ lots. Grunow and O.R. Golf were cited by the Florida…