Daughtry v. Turnage

COPELAND, Justice.

The sole question presented for our consideration on this appeal is whether the trial court erred in denying defendant’s motion for a directed verdict. In passing upon a motion for a directed verdict under G.S. 1A-1, Rule 50, the trial court is confronted with substantially the same question as was formerly presented by a motion for judgment of involuntary nonsuit. Dickinson v. Pake, 284 N.C. 576, 201 S.E. 2d 897 (1974). In this situation, the court must consider the evidence in the light most favorable to the non-movant, deeming all evidence which tends to support his…