Shillington v. K-Mart Corp.

402 S.E.2d 155 (1991)

102 N.C. App. 187

Thomas Patrick SHILLINGTON, Plaintiff,

v.

K-MART CORPORATION, Defendant.

No. 9010SC600.

Court of Appeals of North Carolina.

March 19, 1991.

McMillan, Kimzey & Smith by Katherine E. Jean, Raleigh, for plaintiff-appellant.

Patterson, Dilthey, Clay, Cranfill, Sumner & Hartzog by Richard T. Boyette and Kari L. Russwurm, Raleigh, for defendant-appellee.

JOHNSON, Judge.

With regard to an appeal from a directed verdict, this Court has stated:

A motion by a defendant for a directed verdict under N.C.Gen.Stat. § 1A-1, Rule 50(a) of the Rules of Civil Procedure, tests the…