Caldwell v. Southern Railway Co.

1. Defendant’s motion for judgment of nonsuit, on tbe ground that plaintiff’s evidence conclusively showed contributory negligence on his part, was properly denied. From a careful consideration of the evidence in the record before us, viewed in the light most favorable to the plaintiff in accord with the accepted rule on motions of this kind, we are led to the conclusion that it was a case for the jury. Meacham v. R. R., 213 N. C., 609, 197 S. E., 189; Quinn v. R. R., 213 N. C., 48, 195 S. E., 85; Cole v. Koonce, 214 N. C., 188, 198 S. E., 637; Williams v. Express Lines, 198 N. C., 193, 151…