Legal Opinion

Jarrett v. SOUTHERN RAILWAY COMPANY

Supreme Court of North Carolina

Decided April 19, 1961No. 316PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtHiggiNS, J.

The question presented is the sufficiency of the evidence to withstand defendant’s motion for nonsuit. On this question the rules require us to accept the plaintiff’s evidence as true. We must give him the benefit of all reasonable inferences that may be drawn from it, resolving all conflicts in his favor. Heuay v. Construction Co., 254 N.C. 252; Drum v. Bisaner, 252 N.C. 305, 113 S.E. 2d 560; Lake v. Express Co., 249 N.C. 410, 106 S.E. 2d 518; Mitchell v. Melts, 220 N.C. 793, 18 S.E. 2d 406. The record does not disclose whether the nonsuit was entered because the plaintiff failed to offer…

2Cases cited22 opinions

  1. Johnson v. . R. R.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1913
  2. Bundy v. . PowellSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1949
  3. Godwin v. Atlantic Coast Line RailroadSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1941
  4. Cole v. KoonceSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1938
  5. Lincoln v. Atlantic Coast Line RailroadSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1935

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3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Brown v. Atlantic Coast Line Railroad CompanySupreme Court of North Carolina · 1970
  2. Carter v. Atlantic Coast Line Railroad CompanySupreme Court of North Carolina · 1962
  3. Parchment v. GarnerCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 1999

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