Hines v. Arnold

GREENE, Judge.

Plaintiff appeals from an order entered 3 May 1990 wherein the trial court granted the defendant’s directed verdict motion made at the close of the plaintiffs evidence.

Viewed in the light most favorable to the plaintiff, the evidence tends to show the following: In 1967, Rosa Arnold (defendant) married William Arnold (William). Nellie Hines (plaintiff) is William’s aunt. In February, 1972, William and the defendant acquired real property in Pamlico County as tenants by the entirety. From early 1980 until 1985, William and the defendant worked together in the commercial fishing…