Legal Opinion

Finch v. North Carolina Railroad

Supreme Court of North Carolina

Decided February 22, 1928PublishedCited by 14 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

’ ClaRKsoN, J".

Tbe defendant introduced no evidence, and at tbe close of plaintiff’s evidence made a motion for judgment as in case of nonsuit (C. S., 567), which motion tbe court below overruled. In this we think there was no error. On motion for nonsuit tbe evidence is to be taken in the light most favorable to plaintiff, and be is entitled to tbe benefit of every reasonable intendment upon tbe evidence and every reasonable inference to be drawn therefrom.

Tbe court below charged tbe jury clearly and accurately tbe law in regard to tbe burden of proof, negligence, proximate cause and…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Johnson v. . R. R.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1913
  2. Deligny v. Tate Furniture Co.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1915
  3. Barber v. Southern Railway Co.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1927
  4. Goff v. Atlantic Coast Line RailroadSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1920
  5. Blum v. Southern Railway Co.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1924

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3Cited by14 opinions

  1. Moseley v. Atlantic Coast Line RailroadSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1929
  2. H. M. Wade Manufacturing Co. v. LefkowitzSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1933
  3. Batchelor v. Atlantic Coast Line RailroadSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1928
  4. Caudle v. Seaboard Air Line Railway Co.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1932
  5. Keller v. . R.R. and Davis v. . R. R.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1933

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