Plyler v. Moss & Moore, Inc.

MITCHELL, Judge.

The defendant assigns as error the trial court’s denial of its motion for a directed verdict in its favor as to the plaintiffs’ claim for relief based upon allegations of negligence. A motion for a directed verdict raises the issue of whether the evidence supporting the nonmoving party’s claim for relief is sufficient to require that the claim be submitted to the jury. Byerly v. Byerly, 38 N.C. App. 551, 248 S.E. 2d 433 (1978). In determining whether the evidence is sufficient in such situations, the court must consider it in the light most favorable to the nonmoving party…