Torts
-Petitioner Metropolitan Hospital sued Respondent Sally Sue for a $100,000 unpaid hospital bill. Upon presenting its case, the Petitioner was not able to show that the Respondent was ever a patient at Metropolitan Hospital, was ever treated at Metropolitan Hospital, or ever had a serious illness or procedure that would have resulted in a $100,000 medical bill. After the Petitioner presented its case, but before the Respondent presented her case, the judge ruled in favor of the Respondent's motion that would end the trial in her favor. What type of motion did the Respondent present?

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The Respondent presented a motion for a directed verdict. A motion for a directed verdict may be made by a Respondent after the Petitioner presents its case. A court may grant the motion if it is clear that there is not sufficient evidence to support a prima facie case against the Respondent.

Torts -Petitioner Metropolitan Hospital Sued Respondent Sally Sue for a $100,000