J. T. Herndon, D/B/A Herndon Stock Farm v. Southern Pest Control Company, Inc.

BARKSDALE, District Judge.

From a directed verdict for the defendant, Southern Pest Control Company, Inc., a North Carolina corporation, plaintiff, J. T. Herndon, a citizen and resident of South Carolina, has prosecuted this appeal. In this situation, by the well established rule, we must view the evidence in the light most favorable to the plaintiff and give consideration to all reasonable inferences to be drawn from it.

J. T. Herndon, doing business as Hern-don Stock Farm, operated a large hog-producing farm in Bamberg County, South Carolina. There were two principal buildings on the farm, an…