NCNB National Bank of North Carolina v. Gutridge

WELLS, Judge.

I. Plaintiff’s Claim

Defendants assign error to the trial court’s granting plaintiff’s motion for a directed verdict. In evaluating a motion for directed verdict, the non-movant’s evidence must be taken as true and all inconsistencies in the evidence resolved in the non-movant’s favor. Morris v. Bruney, 78 N.C. App. 668, 338 S.E. 2d 561 (1986). The standard is whether the evidence so considered is sufficient to submit the case to the jury. Hitchcock v. Cullerton, 82 N.C. App. 296, 346 S.E. 2d 215 (1986).

The evidence presented at trial to the effect that defendant Roy Gutridge…