Lindstrand v. Transamerica Title Insurance

Plaintiffs appeal from a judgment entered after the trial court granted a directed verdict in defendant’s favor at the close of the evidence. ORCP 60. They assign error to the granting of the directed verdict. In reviewing a directed verdict, we view the evidence in the light most favorable to the non-moving party and extend to that party the benefit of every reasonable inference that may be drawn from the evidence. Shockey v. City of Portland, 313 Or 414, 837 P2d 505 (1992), cert den _ US _, 113 S Ct 1813, 123 L Ed 2d 444 (1993). The directed verdict was appropriate only if defendant was…