Collier v. Welker

VAUGHN, Judge.

Defendants’ motions for a directed verdict at the close of plaintiffs’ evidence and at the close of all the evidence and their motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict were denied. The question presented by defendants’ motions for directed verdict is whether the evidence, when considered in the light most favorable to plaintiff, is sufficient for submission to the jury. This is substantially the same question formerly presented by a motion for nonsuit. Kelly v. Harvester Co., 278 N.C. 153, 179 S.E. 2d 396. Although defendants failed to specifically designate the…