Wolfe v. Burke

ORR, Judge.

The issue on appeal is whether the trial court erred in granting defendant’s motion for directed verdict on the grounds that 1) *185there was insufficient evidence regarding the issue of defendant’s negligence which was a proximate cause of plaintiffs injury to go to the jury, and 2) the evidence disclosed that the plaintiff was contributorially negligent as a matter of law. For the reasons set forth below, we conclude that the trial court erred in granting defendant’s motion for a directed verdict.

In determining a motion for a directed verdict pursuant to N.C. Gen. Stat. § 1A-1, Rule…