NORWOOD v. SHERWIN-WILLIAMS CO.

No. 7914SC889.

269 S.E.2d 277 (1980)

48 N.C. App. 535

Marion C. NORWOOD v. SHERWIN-WILLIAMS COMPANY, a Corporation Incorporated Under the Laws of the State of Ohio and Doing Business in North Carolina.

Court of Appeals of North Carolina.

September 2, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Watson, King & Hofler by R. Hayes Hofler, III, and Malvern F. King, Jr., Durham, for plaintiff-appellant.

Haywood, Denny & Miller by John D. Haywood and Charles H. Hobgood, Durham, for defendant-appellee.


WEBB, Judge.

If the defendant was entitled to a directed verdict at the end of all the evidence, the judgment notwithstanding the verdict was properly entered. See Dickinson v. Pake, 284 N.C. 576, 201 S.E.2d 897 (1974). We hold that all the evidence shows the plaintiff was contributorily negligent and we affirm the judgment of the superior court.

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