SESSOMS v. ROBERSON

No. 797SC1116.

268 S.E.2d 24 (1980)

47 N.C. App. 573

James H. SESSOMS v. William M. ROBERSON.

Court of Appeals of North Carolina.

July 15, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Biggs, Meadows, Batts, Etheridge & Winberry by William D. Etheridge and Auley M. Crouch, III, Rocky Mount, for plaintiff-appellant.

Battle, Winslow, Scott & Wiley by Robert L. Spencer, Rocky Mount, for defendant-appellee.


ERWIN, Judge.

The sole issue presented by this appeal is whether the entry of a directed verdict for defendant was appropriate. We say, no.

The legal standard for gauging the evidence on a motion for a directed verdict is well established and hardly needs repeating: "[A]ll evidence which supports plaintiff's claim must be taken as true and viewed in the light most favorable to him, giving him the benefit of every reasonable inference which may legitimately...

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