McLaughlin v. Union-Leader Corporation

In considering the motions for a nonsuit and a directed verdict we proceed on the familiar principle of law that the prevailing party below is entitled to have the evidence considered by the appellate court in its most favorable aspect. Maloney v. Company, 98 N. H. 78; Isabelle v. Carnes, 99 N. H. 184, 185. On one view of the evidence the plaintiff was uncooperative, disobedient and inefficient, while on another view he was consistently successful, efficient and performed his contractual duties without complaint. The jury having adopted the latter view, which was warranted by the evidence, we…