Todd v. Creech

BALEY, Judge.

In ruling upon a defendant’s motion for a directed verdict, the trial court must consider all the plaintiff’s evidence in the light most favorable to him, giving to plaintiff the benefit of all reasonable inferences and resolving all conflicts in his favor. Bowen v. Gardner, 275 N.C. 363, 168 S.E. 2d 47. The motion may be granted only if the evidence is insufficient as a matter of law to support a verdict for the plaintiff. Younts v. Insurance Co., 281 N.C. 582, 189 S.E. 2d 137; Kelly v. Harvester Co., 278 N.C. 153, 179 S.E. 2d 396. Applying this standard to the case at bar, we…