Haney v. Alexander

HEDRICK, Judge.

Plaintiffs assignment of error raises the single question of whether the trial court properly directed a verdict for defendant under G.S. 1A-1, Rule 50(a). A directed verdict for defendant is proper only if plaintiffs evidence is insufficient as a matter of law to support his claim. In ruling on defendant’s motion for directed verdict, the trial court must consider the evidence in the light most favorable to plaintiff and give plaintiff the benefit of every reasonable inference. Willoughby v. Wilkins, 65 N.C. App. 626, 631, 310 S.E. 2d 90, 94 (1983), disc. rev. denied, 310 N.C.…