McCOY v. DOWDY

No. 7210SC692.

192 S.E.2d 81 (1972)

16 N.C. App. 242

Louise McCOY v. James Larry DOWDY.

Court of Appeals of North Carolina.

October 25, 1972.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Vaughan S. Winborne, Raleigh, for plaintiff appellant.

Cockman, Alvis & Aldridge by Jerry S. Alvis, Raleigh, for defendant appellee.


CAMPBELL, Judge.

On a motion for directed verdict by the defendant, the court must consider the evidence in the light most favorable to the plaintiff, and must grant the motion only if as a matter of law the evidence is insufficient to justify a verdict for the plaintiff.

The motion presents substantially the same question for sufficiency as did a motion for an involuntary nonsuit under former G.S. § 1-183. Younts v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance...

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