GERARDO MOYA
v.
UNIVERSAL PROPERTY & CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY

Fla. 3d DCA | 2025-02-05
No. 3D2022-1414
2025 FL 898 Florida District Court of Appeal, Third District (2025)

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Holding

An appellate court must affirm the denial of a motion for directed verdict if any reasonable view of the evidence could sustain a verdict in favor of the non-moving party.


Headnotes

[1] An appellate court reviewing the denial of a motion for directed verdict applies de novo review and must affirm if any reasonable view of the evidence could sustain a ver…

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“[A]n appellate court must affirm the denial of a motion for directed verdict if any reasonable view of the evidence could sustain a verdict in favor of the non-moving party.”

Standard for appellate review of directed verdict denials

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Gerardo Moya appealed a trial court's denial of a motion for directed verdict in an action against Universal Property & Casualty Insurance Company.…

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Opinion of the Court

PER CURIAM.

Affirmed. See Forbes v. Millionaire Gallery, Inc., 335 So. 3d 1260, 1263 (Fla. 3d DCA 2022) (“[A]n appellate court must affirm the denial of a motion for directed verdict if any reasonable view of the evidence could sustain a verdict in favor of the non-moving party.” (quoting Meruelo v. Mark Andrew of Palm Beaches, Ltd., 12 So. 3d 247, 250 (Fla. 4th DCA 2009))); Forbes, 335 So. 3d at 1262 (An appellate court reviews “the trial court’s denial of a motion for a directed verdict . . . de novo” (quoting Miami-Dade Cnty. v. Jones, 232 So. 3d 1127, 1129 (Fla. 3d DCA 2017))).


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