Tan v. Tan

HEDRICK, Judge.

By his second, sixth, and eighteenth assignments of error, defendant contends the court erred in denying his motions for a directed verdict pursuant to G.S. § 1A-1, Rule 50 and in thereaf ter submitting the issue of abandonment to the jury. We disagree. We first note that we need not consider defendant’s motion for a directed verdict at the close of plaintiffs evidence, as defendant chose thereafter to present evidence in his favor. See Hodges v. Hodges, 37 N.C. App. 459, 246 S.E. 2d 812 (1978). In considering defendant’s other motions for a directed verdict, the evidence is to…