Parrish Funeral Home, Inc. v. Pittman

ORR, Judge.

The sole issue on appeal is whether the trial court erred in granting a directed verdict in defendants’ favor. For the following reasons, we hold that the trial court erred and reverse its judgment of 10 May 1990.

Under N.C. Gen. Stat. § 1A-1, Rule 50, the question presented by a motion for a directed verdict to both the trial and appellate courts is whether the evidence, viewed in the light most favorable to the nonmovant, is sufficient to reach the jury. Helvy v. Sweat, 58 N.C. App. 197, 199, 292 S.E.2d 733, 734, disc. review denied, 306 N.C. 741, 295 S.E.2d 477 (1982) (citation…