Carter v. Parsons

WELLS, Judge.

Plaintiff’s only assignment of error is based on his exception taken to Judge Freeman’s order partially granting defendant’s motion for Judgment N.O.V. Thus, the only question properly before us is whether the trial judge erred in allowing defendant’s motion. 1

To preserve the right to move for a Judgment N.O.V., the party must first have moved for a directed verdict at the close of all the evidence. Glen Forest Corp. v. Bensch, 9 N.C. App. 587, 176 S.E. 2d 851 (1970). “The motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict is technically only a renewal of the motion for a directed…