Legal Opinion

Wilson v. Miller

Court of Appeals of North Carolina

Decided December 12, 1973No. 7327SC772PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

CAMPBELL, Judge.

Defendant Wright asserts that his motions for directed verdict and judgment notwithstanding the verdict were improvidently denied and that the defendant Miller’s actions were the sole proximate cause of the accident. In determining the sufficiency of a plaintiff’s evidence to withstand a defendant’s motion for directed verdict and for judgment notwithstanding the verdict, “all evidence which supports plaintiff’s claim must be taken as true and considered in the light most favorable to plaintiff, giving to plaintiff the benefit of every reasonable inference which may…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Peoples v. FulkSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1942
  2. Peoples v. . FulkSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1942
  3. Hoke v. Atlantic Greyhound Corp.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1946
  4. Hughes Ex Rel. Hughes v. VestalSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1965
  5. Melton v. CrottsSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1962

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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Northwestern Distributors, Inc. v. N. C. Department of TransportationCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 1979
  2. Clark v. MooreCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 1983
  3. In re Estate of Infant FontaineSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1986
  4. Stuart Studio, Inc. v. National School of Heavy Equipment, Inc.Court of Appeals of North Carolina · 1975
  5. Meares v. JerniganCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 2000

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