Title: Piedmont Bank and Trust Co. v. Stevenson
Citation: 344 S.E.2d 788
Docket Number: 139A86
State: north-carolina
Issuer: north-carolina Supreme Court
Date: July 2, 1986

344 S.E.2d 788 (1986) PIEDMONT BANK AND TRUST COMPANY v. Obie STEVENSON and Shirley M. Stevenson. No. 139A86. Supreme Court of North Carolina. July 2, 1986. Clontz &amp; Clontz by Ralph C. Clontz III, Charlotte, for plaintiff-appellee. Roger Lee Edwards, Mooresville, for defendant-appellant. PER CURIAM. 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.