Horton v. Iowa Mutual Insurance Company

Upon a motion for judgment non obstante veredicto, under G.S. 1A-1, Rule 50(b) (1), the sufficiency of the evidence upon which the jury based its verdict is drawn into question.

All evidence which supports plaintiffs’ claim must be taken as true and considered in the light most favorable to plaintiffs, giving them the benefit of every reasonable inference which may legitimately be drawn therefrom, and with contradictions, conflicts and inconsistencies being resolved in plaintiffs’ favor. Musgrave v. Savings & Loan Association, 8 N.C. App. 385, 174 S.E. 2d 820 (Filed 24 June 1970).

Applying this…