Legal Opinion

Holland v. . Strader

Supreme Court of North Carolina

Decided November 8, 1939PublishedCited by 27 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtDevin, J.

The appellants assign as error the denial by the court below of their motion for judgment of nonsuit, but in this we find no error. The plaintiff’s evidence, taken in the light most favorable to her, affords substantial basis for submission of the case to the jury, and supports the verdict. True, according to defendants’ evidence, a different aspect of the circumstances was presented tending to relieve the defendants of liability for plaintiff’s injury, but the decision was a matter within the exclusive province of the jury. Smith v. Coach Co., 214 N. C., 314.

Defendants excepted to the…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Ledbetter v. . EnglishSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1914
  2. Taylor v. . StewartSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1916
  3. Albritton v. . HillSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1925
  4. Pearson v. LutherSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1937
  5. Norfleet v. HallSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1933

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3Cited by27 opinions

  1. Aldridge Ex Rel. Aldridge v. HastySupreme Court of North Carolina · 1954
  2. Conley Ex Rel. Conley v. Pearce-Young-Angel Co.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1944
  3. Austin v. . OvertonSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1942
  4. Cox v. Hennis Freight LinesSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1952
  5. Cooley v. BakerSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1950

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