Kuykendall v. Turner

ARNOLD, Judge.

The primary question on this appeal is if it was proper for the trial judge to enter directed verdicts on the trespass and punitive damage issues at the close of the plaintiff s evidence and on the assault and battery issues while the jury was deliberating.

I. Directed Verdict Standard

In reviewing the grant of a directed verdict on appeal, we “must consider all the evidence in the light most favorable to the plaintiff and may grant the motion only if, as a matter of law, the evidence is insufficient to justify a verdict for the plaintiff.” Kelly v. Harvester Co., 278 N.C. 153,…