TATUM v. TATUM

No. 8514SC714.

339 S.E.2d 817 (1986)

Jean S. TATUM v. Frank TATUM.

Court of Appeals of North Carolina.

March 4, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Arthur Vann, Durham, for plaintiff-appellant.

Bryant, Drew & Patterson, P.A. by Victor S. Bryant, Jr., Durham, for defendant-appellee.


WHICHARD, Judge.

Plaintiff's sole contention is that the court erred in denying her motion to set aside the verdict on the contributory negligence issue.

Where no question of law or legal inference is involved, a motion to set aside the verdict is addressed to the sound discretion of the trial court and its ruling is not subject to review in the absence of an abuse of discretion. (Citations omitted.) But when a judge ... grants or refuses to grant a new trial...

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