Ebling v. Masco Corporation

Defendant appeals from a jury verdict in plaintiff’s favor on an action brought for breach of an employment contract. Defendant’s motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict or a new trial was ultimately denied on July 28, 1976. Defendant claims an appeal as of right.

Defendant’s first assignment of error is the fail ure to grant its motion for a judgment notwithstanding the verdict. Such a motion is appropriately granted only if the facts taken inferentially in the non-moving party’s favor preclude judgment for the non-moving party as a matter of law. Jackson v Fox, 69 Mich App 283, 285;…