Wiggins v. Paramount Motor Sales, Inc.

WELLS, Judge.

Plaintiff first contends that the trial court erred in granting defendants’ Motions for a Directed Verdict. We agree as to defendant Allison and award a new trial, but we affirm the trial court’s Order as to defendant Paramount Motor Sales, Inc.

A Motion for a Directed Verdict under N.C. Gen. Stat. § 1A-1, Rule 50(a) of the Rules of Civil Procedure tests the legal sufficiency of the evidence to take the case to the jury and support a verdict for the plaintiff. On such a motion, the plaintiffs evidence must be taken as true and the evidence must be considered in the light most…