SMITH v. BEASLEY

No. 83.

259 S.E.2d 907 (1979)

298 N.C. 798

Betty Rouse SMITH v. Myrtle Tew BEASLEY and Dural Lee Fish.

Supreme Court of North Carolina.

December 4, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Young, Moore, Henderson & Alvis by George M. Teague, Raleigh, for defendants-appellees.

Brenton D. Adams, Raleigh, for plaintiff-appellant.


BRANCH, Chief Justice.

The principal question presented by this appeal is whether the trial judge erred in denying plaintiff's motion to set aside the verdict because of an inadequate award of damages. Plaintiff contends that since defendant offered no evidence, her evidence was uncontradicted and should be treated as a stipulation. She argues that since the jury awarded less than that amount, it ignored plaintiff's evidence and the court's instructions regarding...

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