Flexlon Fabrics, Inc. v. Wicker Pick-Up & Delivery Service, Inc.

MORRIS, Chief Judge.

Plaintiff’s sole assignment of error concerns the entry of judgment upon defendant’s motion for a directed verdict at the conclusion of plaintiff’s evidence. The specific grounds of the motion were: (1) Plaintiff’s failure to offer any evidence of negligence, (2) Contributory negligence as a matter of law, and (3) Failure to offer any evidence of damages.

In reviewing the propriety of the entry of the directed verdict, we will consider only those grounds argued by defendant to the trial court as the basis for its motion. Worrell v. Hennis Credit Union, 12 N.C. App. 275, 182…