Weaver v. Sheppa

SMITH, Judge.

Kenneth and Ann Weaver (hereinafter Mr. Weaver and Mrs. Weaver respectively and collectively plaintiffs) appeal entry of judgment notwithstanding the verdict (herein JNOV) pursuant to N.C. Gen.Stat. § 1A-1, Rule 50(b) in favor of defendants. We reverse.

The pertinent facts may be summarized as follows: At approximately 5:00 a.m. on 29 September 2000, Mr. Weaver was unable to stand after sitting down in the bathroom of his home. The symptoms were worse on the left side of his body than the right, and he "felt numb all over." Upon Mr. Weaver's arrival by ambulance at Rex Hospital's…