HANEY v. ALEXANDER

No. 8416SC406.

323 S.E.2d 430 (1984)

Herschel H. HANEY, Jr., Administrator of the Estate of Herschel H. Haney, Sr. v. Dr. J.B. ALEXANDER, Dr. H.N. Lee and Southeastern General Hospital, Inc.

Court of Appeals of North Carolina.

December 18, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

McLeod & Senter, P.A. by John Michael Winesette, Fayetteville, for plaintiff-appellant.

Harris, Cheshire, Leager & Southern by W.C. Harris, Jr., and Claire L. Moritz, Raleigh, for defendant-appellee Southeastern General Hosp., Inc.


HEDRICK, Judge.

Plaintiff's assignment of error raises the single question of whether the trial court properly directed a verdict for defendant under G.S. 1A-1, Rule 50(a). A directed verdict for defendant is proper only if plaintiff's evidence is insufficient as a matter of law to support his claim. In ruling on defendant's motion for directed verdict, the trial court must consider the evidence in the light most favorable to plaintiff and give plaintiff the benefit...

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