Kremer v. Food Lion, Inc.

WELLS, Judge.

Defendant first assigns error to the trial court’s denial of defendant’s motions for directed verdict and judgment notwithstanding the verdict. The party moving for a directed verdict bears a heavy burden. Taylor v. Walker, 320 N.C. 729, 360 S.E.2d 796 (1987). The movant’s burden is even heavier in cases such as the one before us in which the principal issues are negligence and contributory negligence. Id. Issues arising in negligence cases are ordinarily not susceptible to summary adjudication because application of the applicable standard of care is generally for the jury.…