Drum v. Bisaner
Supreme Court of North Carolina
1Opinion of the CourtBobbitt, J.
The only motion for judgment of nonsuit to be considered is that made at the close of all the evidence. G.S. 1-183; Spaugh v. Winston-Salem, 249 N.C. 194, 105 S.E. 2d 610.
The question of law presented is whether the evidence, when considered in the light most favorable to plaintiffs, tends to support all essentials of actionable negligence. If so, it was sufficient for submission to the jury. Lake v. Express, Inc., 249 N.C. 410, 106 S.E. 2d 518; Murray v. Wyatt, 245 N.C. 123, 95 S.E. 2d 541; Mitchell v. Melts, 220 N.C. 793, 18 S.E. 2d 406.
Uncontradicted evidence tended to show:
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