WIGGINS v. PARAMOUNT MOTOR SALES, INC.

No. 8730SC613.

365 S.E.2d 192 (1988)

James Howard WIGGINS v. PARAMOUNT MOTOR SALES, INCORPORATED, and Spaldin Allison, t/d/b/a Allison's Ditching & Septic Tank Services.

Court of Appeals of North Carolina.

March 1, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Alley, Hyler, Killian, Kersten, Davis & Smathers by Patrick U. Smathers and Robert J. Lopez, Canton, for plaintiff-appellant.

Morris, Golding, Phillips & Cloninger by Thomas R. Bell, Jr., Asheville, for defendant-appellee Paramount Motor Sales, Inc.

Roberts, Stevens & Cogburn, P.A. by Frank P. Graham and Glenn S. Gentry, Asheville, for defendant-appellee Spaldin Allison, t/d/b/a Allison's Ditching & Septic Tank Services.


WELLS, Judge.

Plaintiff first contends that the trial court erred in granting defendants' Motions for a Directed Verdict. We agree as to defendant Allison and award a new trial, but we affirm the trial court's Order as to defendant Paramount Motor Sales, Inc.

A 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...

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