ELLIS JONES, INC. v. WESTERN WATERPROOFING

No. 838SC52.

312 S.E.2d 215 (1984)

ELLIS JONES, INC., formerly d/b/a Ellis Jones, Jr., Tile Contractor, Inc. v. WESTERN WATERPROOFING CO., INC.

Court of Appeals of North Carolina.

February 21, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Erwin & Beddow by Fenton T. Erwin, Jr., Charlotte, for defendant-appellant.

Marcus, Whitley & Coley by Robert E. Whitley, Kinston, for plaintiff-appellee.


EAGLES, Judge.

Defendant first assigns as error the trial court's denial of defendant's motion for a directed verdict. Defendant contends that the evidence was insufficient, as a matter of law, to be submitted to the jury. We do not agree.

A motion for directed verdict must be denied when the trial court finds any evidence more than a scintilla to support plaintiff's case in all its constituent elements. The evidence must be considered in the light most favorable...

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