Hefner v. Stafford

BRASWELL, Judge.

In an action for wrongful timber cutting under G.S. 1-539.1, the trial court granted defendant’s motion for a directed verdict at the close of the plaintiffs evidence. The ground for the dismissal was that plaintiff had failed to prove a prima facie case of title to the land in controversy. Plaintiff appeals.

The only issue before us to decide is whether the defendant’s motion for a directed verdict was properly granted. The scope of our review is to determine whether the evidence which plaintiff did introduce was sufficient to require submission of the case to the jury. Kelly…