Swann v. Len-Care Rest Home, Inc.

490 S.E.2d 572 (1997)

Annie C. SWANN and Carolyn D. Smith, Appellants,

v.

LEN-CARE REST HOME, INC., Andrew Stewart, and Shelbia Norris, Appellees.

No. COA96-1283.

Court of Appeals of North Carolina.

October 7, 1997.

The Lee Law Firm, P.A. by C. Leon Lee, II, Fayetteville, for plaintiffs-appellants.

Wishart, Norris, Henninger & Pittman, P.A. by G. Wayne Abernathy and Jim H. Joyner, Jr., Burlington, for defendants-appellees.

EAGLES, Judge.

We first consider whether the trial court properly granted a directed verdict in favor of all defendants on the negligence claim. "In ruling on a motion for directed…