Gunther v. Parker

MORRIS, Judge.

Plaintiff appellants contend that the trial court erred in granting defendants’ motion for a directed verdict. We agree.

Judge Arnold, speaking for our Court in Freeman v. Development Co., 25 N.C. App. 56, 59, 212 S.E. 2d 190 (1975), noted the general rule that “[i]n considering a motion for directed verdict, the court must view the evidence in the light most favorable to the non-moving party, giving to it the benefit of all reasonable inferences and resolving all inconsistencies in its favor. . . . The motion should be granted only if, as a matter of law, the evidence is…