Williams v. Kuppenheimer Manufacturing Co.

WALKER, Judge.

Defendant first asserts that its motion for a directed verdict should have been allowed since plaintiff failed as a matter of law to establish the necessary elements of malicious prosecution. Upon defendant’s motion for directed verdict, the plaintiff’s evidence must be considered in the light most favorable to plaintiff, thereby giving him the benefit of every reasonable inference to be drawn. A directed verdict is not proper unless it appears as a matter of law that a recovery cannot be had by plaintiff upon any view of the facts. Shillington v. K-Mart Corp., 102 N.C.App. 187,…