Legal Opinion

Huff v. Thornton

Court of Appeals of North Carolina

Decided November 6, 1974No. 749SC519PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

PARKER, Judge.

Defendants assign error to the denial of their motions for directed verdict and in support of this assignment contend that, all of plaintiffs’ evidence as to the reduction in the fair market value of their property caused by the accident was incompetent and should have been excluded. In passing upon a trial court’s ruling denying a defendant’s motion for directed verdict, the appellate court must consider all of the evidence, including, incompetent evidence erroneously admitted over defendant’s objections. The reason for this rule is that the admission of such evidence may have…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Ballard v. BallardSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1949
  2. Early v. EleySupreme Court of North Carolina · 1956
  3. Paris v. Carolina Portable Aggregates, Inc.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1967
  4. Morgan v. Royal Benefit Society & Royal Fraternal Ass'nSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1914
  5. West Construction Co. v. Atlantic Coast Line Railway Co.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1923

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3Cited by10 opinions

  1. Haney v. AlexanderCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 1984
  2. Huberth v. HollyCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 1995
  3. Plow v. Bug Man Exterminators, Inc.Court of Appeals of North Carolina · 1982
  4. BSK Enters., Inc. v. Beroth Oil Co.Court of Appeals of North Carolina · 2016
  5. Bryant v. Nationwide Mutual Fire InsuranceCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 1984

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