Starnes Ex Rel. Starnes v. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Hospital Authority

BROCK, Chief Judge.

When the defendant moves for a directed verdict after the presentation of plaintiff’s evidence, the question presented for the court is whether the evidence, when considered in the light most favorable to the plaintiff, is sufficient for submission to the jury. Sink v. Sink, 11 N.C. App. 549, 181 S.E. 2d 721 (1971). Thus our sole task on review is to determine whether the trial judge properly decided this question with respect to ■each of the three defendants.

Dependant Hospital

In open court the parties agreed to the following stipulations: (1) that defendant Hospital is a…