Akin v. First National Bank

When a verdict is set aside for error or errors in law, committed during the trial, and not as a matter of discretion, the party thereby aggrieved may appeal, provided the error or errors are specifically designated. Powers v. Wilmington, 177 N. C., 361, 99 S. E., 102; Rankin v. Oates, 183 N. C., 517, 112 S. E., 32; Smith v. Winston-Salem, 189 N. C., 178, 126 S. E., 514. See, Likas v. Lackey, 186 N. C., 398, 119 S. E., 763; Godfrey v. Queen City Coach Co., 200 N. C., 41, 156 S. E., 139. Here, the error which induced the court’s action is stated as the failure to direct a verdict for the…