Ayscue v. Mullen

ARNOLD, Judge.

Defendants first contend that there is insufficient evidence to support plaintiffs’ claims of false imprisonment and therefore the trial court erred in denying defendants’ motions for a directed verdict and for judgment notwithstanding the verdict. We disagree.

Settled principles establish that the purpose of a motion for directed verdict is to test the legal sufficiency of the evidence to take the case to the jury and to support a verdict for plaintiffs; that in determining such a motion the evidence should be considered in the light most favorable to plaintiffs, and the…