Murray v. Murray

COPELAND, Justice.

The sole question for our consideration is whether the trial court erred in denying plaintiff’s motions for a directed verdict at the end of all the evidence and for judgment notwithstanding the verdict. These motions can be considered together as they are controlled by the same standards and rules. Dickinson v. Pake, 284 N.C. 576, 201 S.E. 2d 897 (1974). After reviewing the evidence, we conclude that Judge Johnson was correct in leaving the decision of this case to the jury.

The rule in this State is that a directed verdict cannot be granted for the party with the burden of…