Strum v. Greenville Timberline, LLC

STEELMAN, Judge.

The trial court did not abuse its discretion in denying plaintiffs’ motion for new trial or to alter or amend the verdict where the jury’s failure to follow the court’s instructions did not render the verdict improper, and where there was competent evidence to support the verdict.

I. Factual Background

Plaintiff Melvin Charles “Chuck” Strum (“Strum”) is a realtor associated with ReMax in the Mountains (“ReMax”), a real estate company in western North Carolina owned by plaintiffs Marty and Vickie Kinsey. On 4 December 2002, Strum and ReMax entered into a Buyer Agency Agreement…