Legal Opinion

Anderson v. Reidsville Amusement Co.

Supreme Court of North Carolina

Decided March 2, 1938PublishedCited by 23 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtDevin, J.

Was there error in the denial of defendant’s motion for judgment of nonsuit?

Upon a motion for nonsuit the uniform rule is that the evidence must be viewed in the most favorable light for the plaintiff, and if there is any competent evidence tending to prove the facts in issue, the case must be submitted to the jury. Considering the testimony offered in the instant case in accord with this rule, we are led to the conclusion that there was sufficient evidence of negligence on the part of the defendant, proximately causing injury to the plaintiff, to warrant the submission of the case to the…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. J.C. Penny Co. v. RobinsonOhio Supreme Court · 1934
  2. Newcomb v. New York Central & Hudson River RailroadSupreme Court of Missouri · 1904
  3. Bowden v. S. H. Kress & Co.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1930
  4. Marvin v. City of New BedfordMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1893
  5. Bohannon Ex Rel. Bohannon v. Leonard-Fitzpatrick-Mueller Stores Co.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1929

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3Cited by23 opinions

  1. Brown v. . Montgomery Ward Co.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1940
  2. Aaser v. City of CharlotteSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1965
  3. Revis v. OrrSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1951
  4. Barnes v. Hotel O.Henry Corp.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1949
  5. Pratt v. Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1940

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