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CANTEY v. BARNES

No. 8016DC734.

276 S.E.2d 490 (1981)

Isabell CANTEY v. Mrs. John R. BARNES, d/b/a Sunshine Self-Service.

Court of Appeals of North Carolina.

April 7, 1981.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

McLean, Stacy, Henry & McLean, P. A. by Everett L. Henry, Lumberton, for defendant-appellant.

Musselwhite, Musselwhite & McIntyre by Donald A. Long, Lumberton, for plaintiff-appellee.

BECTON, Judge.

The defendant first argues that the court should have granted a directed verdict in her favor because the plaintiff "failed to show actionable negligence on the part of the defendant and has shown contributory negligence barring her recovery." We disagree. A directed verdict should be granted only if the evidence is insufficient, as a matter of law, to support a verdict for the plaintiff. Husketh v. Convenient Systems, 295 N.C. 459,

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