Hargett v. Gastonia Air Service, Inc.

BALEY, Judge.

The only question necessary for decision on this appeal is whether the motion of defendant Cocker Foundry for judgment notwithstanding the verdict was properly granted by the trial court.

The same standards which are applied to a motion for directed verdict are applicable to a motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict. N.C.R. Civ. P. 50(b) (1). Prior denial of a motion for directed verdict is not a bar to the motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict. Investment Properties v. Allen, 281 N.C. 174, 188 S.E. 2d 441. On a motion for directed verdict by the defendant the…