Williams v. Odell

SMITH, Judge.

Plaintiffs sole assignment of error before this Court is that the trial court erred in granting defendant’s motion for judgment in accordance with the motions for a directed verdict pursuant to G.S. 1A-1, Rule 50(b). First, plaintiff contends that the evidence presented genuine issues of material fact concerning Ms. Warren’s contributory negligence which should have been determined by a jury. Second, he contends that in the event Ms. Warren was contributorily negligent as a matter of law, there are also issues of material fact relating to the doctrine of last clear chance which…