Legal Opinion
Cook v. Wake County Hospital System, Inc.
Court of Appeals of North Carolina
Decided March 18, 1997No. COA96-76PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EAGLES, Judge.
We first consider whether the trial court erred in granting defendant’s motion for judgment pursuant to Rule 50(b)(1) of the North Carolina Rules of Civil Procedure.
A motion for judgment pursuant to Rule 50(b)(1) is essentially a renewal of an earlier motion for a directed verdict. Bryant v. Nationwide Mut. Fire Ins. Co., 313 N.C. 362, 368, 329 S.E.2d 333, 337 (1985). By making such a motion, the moving party asks that judgment be entered in accordance with the previous motion for directed verdict, notwithstanding any contrary verdict, or lack thereof, rendered by the jury.…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Hickman v. TaylorSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
- Debra A. And George Simon v. G.D. Searle & Co.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1987
- Moore v. Fieldcrest Mills, Inc.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1979
- Bryant v. Nationwide Mutual Fire InsuranceSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1985
- Summey v. CauthenSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1973
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