WOODRUFF v. MILLER

No. 8223DC975.

307 S.E.2d 176 (1983)

John WOODRUFF v. Van MILLER, Jr.

Court of Appeals of North Carolina.

October 4, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dan R. Murray, Sparta, for plaintiff-appellant.

No brief filed for defendant-appellee.


PHILLIPS, Judge.

Judgment notwithstanding the verdict should be entered for a defendant only when the evidence in its most favorable light to the plaintiff fails to establish an essential element of the claim asserted. Potts v. Burnette, 301 N.C. 663, 273 S.E.2d 285 (1981). The elements of intentional infliction of mental distress are (1) extreme and outrageous conduct, (2) which is intended to cause severe emotional distress...

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