Galloway v. Hartman

Appellant contends the court erred in allowing defendant’s motion for nonsuit, in that there was sufficient evidence of actionable negligence on the part of defendant to carry the case to the jury, and in that plaintiff’s evidence, taken in the light most favorable to her, did not establish that plaintiff was guilty of contributory negligence as a matter of law.

In order for plaintiff to survive the motion for nonsuit, she must first offer sufficient evidence, when taken in the light most favorable to her, and when she is given the benefit of all permissible inferences to be drawn from it, to…