Adams v. Curtis

CAMPBELL, Judge.

Defendant assigns as error the failure of the trial judge to grant his motions for directed verdict and judgment notwithstanding the verdict. Both of these motions test the sufficiency of the evidence to go to the jury and the same test applies for each. Maness v. Construction Co., 10 N.C. App. 592, 179 S.E. 2d 816 (1971). In determining the sufficiency of the evidence to go to the jury, all evidence which supports plaintiff’s claim must be taken as true and viewed in the light most favorable to her, giving her the benefit of every reasonable inference which may legitimately…