Ingold v. Carolina Power & Light Company

GRAHAM, Judge.

In determining the sufficiency of the evidence to withstand a motion for a directed verdict made by a defendant under the provisions of Rule 50, we are guided by the same principles that prevailed under our former procedure with respect to motion for nonsuit. Kelly v. Harvester Co., 278 N.C. 153, 179 S.E. 2d 396; Musgrave v. Savings & Loan Assoc., 8 N.C. App. 385, 174 S.E. 2d 820. All evidence which supports plaintiff’s claim must be taken as true and considered in the light most favorable to plaintiff, giving him the benefit of every reasonable inference which may legitimately…