Cantey v. Barnes

BECTON, Judge.

The defendant first argues that the court should have granted a directed verdict in her favor because the plaintiff “failed to show actionable negligence on the part of the defendant and has shown contributory negligence barring her recovery.” We disagree. A directed verdict should be granted only if the evidence is insufficient, as a matter of law, to support a verdict for the plaintiff. Husketh v. Convenient Systems, 295 N.C. 459, 245 S.E. 2d 507 (1978); Dickinson v. Poke, 284 N.C. 576, 201 S.E. 2d 897 (1974). “[I]n considering a defendant’s motion for a directed verdict, the…