Case Name: Joseph GARRAHAN, Appellant/Cross Appellee, v. SEA RAY BOATS, INC., Appellee/Cross Appellant
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1990-10-31
Citations: 569 So. 2d 518
Docket Number: No. 89-2578
Parties: Joseph GARRAHAN, Appellant/Cross Appellee, v. SEA RAY BOATS, INC., Appellee/Cross Appellant.
Judges: DELL, WALDEN and GUNTHER, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 569
Pages: 518–519

Head Matter:
Joseph GARRAHAN, Appellant/Cross Appellee, v. SEA RAY BOATS, INC., Appellee/Cross Appellant.
No. 89-2578.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.
Oct. 31, 1990.
Rehearing Denied Dec. 4, 1990.
Thomas E. Kingcade of Thomas E. Kingcade, P.A., West Palm Beach, for appellant/cross appellee.
Ronald Fitzgerald and Anuraag H. Sin-ghal of Fleming, O’Bryan & Fleming, Fort Lauderdale, for appellee/cross appellant.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
A directed verdict for the defendant at the close of evidence is proper only when the evidence, viewed in a light most favorable to the plaintiff, shows that a jury could not reasonably differ as to the existence of any material fact and that the defendant is entitled to judgment as a matter of law. On appellate review, a directed verdict should be affirmed if, in viewing the evidence in a light most favorable to the non-moving party, it appears that the trier of fact could not have reasonably differed as to the establishment of material facts. It is reversible error to direct a verdict where there is some substantial evidence tending to prove the plaintiffs case. Plotch v. Gregory, 463 So.2d 432 (Fla. 4th DCA 1985).
We reverse the trial court's decision to grant a directed verdict in favor of the defendant on Counts I, II, III and V. After reviewing the evidence in the record, we have concluded that there was some substantial evidence supporting these counts of the complaint. We affirm the entry of a directed verdict in favor of the plaintiff on Count IV.
AFFIRMED IN PART AND REVERSED IN PART.
DELL, WALDEN and GUNTHER, JJ., concur.