TROY v. TODD

No. 8313DC486.

313 S.E.2d 896 (1984)

John TROY, Administrator of the Estate of Joseph Troy, Deceased, v. George Waitus TODD.

Court of Appeals of North Carolina.

April 17, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stuart V. Carter, Wilmington, for plaintiff. McGougan, Wright & Worley by D.F. McGougan, Jr., Tabor City, for defendant.


WELLS, Judge.

It is well established that a defendant's motion for a directed verdict under N.C. Gen.Stat. § 1A-1, Rule 50(a) of the Rules of Civil Procedure "... tests the legal sufficiency of the evidence to take the case to the jury and support a verdict for the plaintiff.... On defendant's motion for a directed verdict, plaintiff's evidence must be taken as true and all the evidence must be considered in the light most favorable to the plaintiff, giving him...

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