Legal Opinion

Bailey Ex Rel. Bailey v. McKay

Supreme Court of North Carolina

Decided April 30, 1930PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Stacy, C. J.,

after stating the case: The testimony of S. C. Lewellyn, the only evidence upon which the plaintiff relies for a reversal of the judgment of nonsuit, falls short of the desired purpose on appeal, because of its indefiniteness and uncertainty. The distance of' the car from the scene of the accident, when the witness saw it and observed its speed, is not stated, nor is it determinable from the record. The plain tiff says, however, that tbe testimony of this witness, with its reasonable inferences and intendments, is sufficient to carry tbe ease to tbe jury under tbe principle…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Ledbetter v. . EnglishSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1914
  2. In Re Will of RossSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1921
  3. Forester v. . VyneSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1929
  4. Jones v. . CandlerSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1928

3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Poindexter v. Norfolk Southern Railway Co.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1931
  2. Baker v. . ClaytonSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1932
  3. Jackson Ex Rel. Jackson v. BellSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1931
  4. LaNeve v. Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1934
  5. Frazier v. Piedmont & Northern Railway Co.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1931

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