Stewart v. Gallimore

Upon a motion for judgment as of nonsuit the evidence must be considered in the light most favorable to the plaintiff, all reasonable inferences in his favor must be drawn therefrom and all conflicts must be resolved in his favor. Coleman v. Colonial Stores, Inc., 259 N.C. 241, 130 S.E. 2d 338; Ammons v. Britt, 256 N.C. 248, 123 S.E. 2d 579; Jenkins v. Electric Co., 254 N.C. 553, 119 S.E. 2d 767. A nonsuit on the ground of plaintiff’s contributory negligence can be granted only when his own evidence shows such negligence by him so clearly that no other reasonable inference can be drawn…