Riley v. Travelers Home & Marine Ins. Co.

C. ANDREW RILEY v. THE TRAVELERS HOME AND MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY (SC 19968) Palmer, McDonald, D’Auria, Mullins, Kahn and Ecker, Js. Syllabus Pursuant to the waiver rule, when a trial court denies a defendant’s motion for a directed verdict at the close of the plaintiff’s case-in-chief, the defendant, by opting to introduce evidence in his or her own behalf, waives the right to appeal from the trial court’s ruling on the motion for a directed verdict. The plaintiff, whose house had been damaged in a fire, sought to recover damages from the defendant insurance company for breach of a home-…