Helvy v. Sweat

CLARK, Judge.

The single question presented by this appeal is whether the trial judge erred by granting defendant’s motion for a directed verdict. A motion for a directed verdict under Rule 50(a) of the North Carolina Rules of Civil Procedure presents the same question for both trial and appellate courts: Whether the evidence, taken in the light most favorable to plaintiff, was sufficient for submission to the jury. Hunt v. Montgomery Ward, 49 N.C. App. 642, 272 S.E. 2d 357 (1980). Although the record does not include defendant’s motion for directed verdict nor does the judgment indicate on…