BLAKELEY v. TOWN OF TAYLORTOWN

No. COA13-853.

756 S.E.2d 878 (2014)

Timothy BLAKELEY, Plaintiff, v. The TOWN OF TAYLORTOWN, North Carolina; a municipal corporation, Defendant.

Court of Appeals of North Carolina.

April 15, 2014.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

The McGuinness Law Firm, Elizabethtown, by J. Michael McGuinness , and John W. Roebuck , for plaintiff-appellee.

Cranfill Sumner & Hartzog LLP, by Dan M. Hartzog, Jr. , Raleigh, and Patrick H. Flanagan , Charlotte, for defendant-appellant.

Amicus curiae brief submitted by Narron, O'Hale and Whittington, P.A., by John P. O'Hale , for the Southern States Police Benevolent Association and the North Carolina Police Benevolent Association.


HUNTER, ROBERT C., Judge.

Defendant the Town of Taylortown ("the Town" or "defendant") appeals the order denying its motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict or, in the alternative, for amendment of the judgment and/or a new trial. After careful review, we reverse the order denying defendant's motion to amend the verdict and remand for the trial court to reduce the jury's verdict by $5,886.97. As to all other bases for defendant's motions, we find no error...

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