Crisp v. Benfield

WELLS, Judge.

In ruling on a motion for a directed verdict under G.S. 1A-1, Rule 50 of the North Carolina Rules of Civil Procedure, the trial court must consider all the evidence in the light most favorable to the party opposing the motion. Norman v. Banasik, 304 N.C. 341, 283 S.E. 2d 489 (1981). The party claiming title by adverse possession has the burden of proof on that issue. State v. Brooks, 275 N.C. 175, 166 S.E. 2d 70 (1969). Therefore, defendants’ motion for a directed verdict could properly be granted only if the evidence, taken in the light most favorable to the plaintiffs, proved…