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Piedmont Bank and Trust Co. v. Stevenson

Supreme Court of North Carolina
Jul 1, 1986
317 N.C. 330 (N.C. 1986)

Opinion

No. 139A86

Filed 2 July 1986

DEFENDANT Shirley M. Stevenson appeals as a matter of right, pursuant to N.C.G.S. 7A-30(2), from the decision of a divided panel of the Court of Appeals, 79 N.C. App. 236, 339 S.E.2d 49 (1986). Heard in the Supreme Court 10 June 1986.

Clontz and Clontz, by Ralph C. Clontz, III, for plaintiff-appellee.

Roger Lee Edwards, for defendant-appellant.


The trial court entered judgment on 23 August 1984, granting defendant's motion for directed verdict made at the close of plaintiff's evidence. A divided panel of the Court of Appeals held that the directed verdict was improvidently granted and ordered a new trial. Defendant Shirley M. Stevenson appealed to this court as a matter of right.

The decision of the Court of Appeals is affirmed.

Affirmed.


Summaries of

Piedmont Bank and Trust Co. v. Stevenson

Supreme Court of North Carolina
Jul 1, 1986
317 N.C. 330 (N.C. 1986)
Case details for

Piedmont Bank and Trust Co. v. Stevenson

Case Details

Full title:PIEDMONT BANK AND TRUST COMPANY v. OBIE STEVENSON AND SHIRLEY M. STEVENSON

Court:Supreme Court of North Carolina

Date published: Jul 1, 1986

Citations

317 N.C. 330 (N.C. 1986)
344 S.E.2d 788

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