Following a jury trial in the Superior Court of Chatham County, appellant-defendant Linda Ewaldsen appeals from the superior court’s denial of her motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict “j. n. o. v.”, or in the alternative, for a new trial. She argues that appellee-plaintiff Atlantic Insurance Brokers, Inc. “Atlantic” presented no evidence showing that it owned the health and life insurance files which it avers she converted to her own use; that Atlantic presented no evidence of its damages; and that the verdict was contrary to the evidence. Finding some evidence that Atlantic owned the files at issue and that there was evidence of damages, we disagree and affirm. A directed verdict or j. n. o. v. should be granted only if there is no conflict in the evidence as to any material issue and the evidence introduced, with all reasonable inferences therefrom, demands a particular verdict. Where a jury returns a verdict and it has the approval of the trial judge, the same must be affirmed on appeal if there is any evidence to support it as the jurors are the sole and exclusive judges of the weight and credit given the evidence. The appellate court must construe the evidence with every inference and presumption in favor of upholding the verdict, and after judgment, the evidence must be construed to uphold the verdict even where the evidence is in conflict. As long as there is some evidence to support the verdict, the denial of Ewaldsen’s motion for directed verdict and j. n. o. .v. will not be disturbed. Citations and punctuation omitted; emphasis supplied. Ballenger Paving Co. v. Gaines , 231 Ga. App. 565, 566 1 499 SE2d 722 1998. The record shows that Atlantic purchased the insurance assets of Frederica Southeast, Inc., a Georgia corporation, on April 1, 1995. Health and life insurance files written by Frederica’s principal officer and agent, William R. Knight, III, and Frederica agent, John Lassiter, were included in the purchase agreement, these files having a commission value in the amount of $16,024.27 as of December, 1994. Although Ewaldsen, an agent specializing in health and life insurance, had been employed as an agent by Frederica on December 5, 1994, the book of business she brought with her to Frederica was not part of the purchase agreement. Ewaldsen went to work as an agent for Atlantic upon the same terms and conditions which had been applicable to her employment with Frederica. Her health and life insurance specialty remained the same, as did her monthly $3,000 salary for which she agreed to sign over to Atlantic all the premium payments she received.
Ewaldsen resigned on May 1, 1998, citing low office morale following Atlantic’s failure to renew its employment contract with former owner Knight.
