Legal Opinion

McKay v. . Bullard

Supreme Court of North Carolina

Decided May 21, 1941PublishedCited by 14 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtClabksoN, J.

This case was before this Court at the Fall Term, 1934, when a new trial was granted the defendant. McKay v. Bullard, 207 N. C., 628.

From a careful reading of the record it seems that the case was mainly one of fact for the jury to determine. This Court, on appeal, can consider only questions of “law or legal inference.” Const, of N. C., Art. IV, sec. 8.

At the close of plaintiff’s evidence and at the close of all the evidence, the defendant in the court below moved for judgment as of nonsuit. N. C. Code, supra, sec. 567. Technically the motion at the close of all the evidence did not comply…

2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. Shelton v. Southern Railway Co.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1927
  2. Howell v. . SolomonSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1914
  3. Crenshaw v. JohnsonSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1897
  4. Beck v. Sylva Tanning Co.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1919
  5. Belk Ex Rel. Belk v. BelkSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1917

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3Cited by14 opinions

  1. State v. FrazierSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1972
  2. Poole v. . GentrySupreme Court of North Carolina · 1948
  3. State v. JohnsonSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1967
  4. Powell v. DanielSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1952
  5. Town of Belhaven v. HodgesSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1946

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