Legal Opinion

Childress v. Nordman

Supreme Court of North Carolina

Decided December 2, 1953No. 532PublishedCited by 24 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtEevjN, J.

The chief question raised by the assignments of error is this: Did the trial judge err in refusing to dismiss the action upon a compulsory nonsuit after all the evidence on both sides was in ?

This question must be answered in the affirmative. This is so simply because there was no evidence at the trial sufficient to show that the representation concerning the state of the dwelling was false either at the time it was made by Wyman or at the time it was acted on by the plaintiffs. Cofield v. Griffin, ante, 377, 78 S.E. 2d 131; Whitmire v. Heath, 155 N.C. 304, 71 S.E. 313; Cash Register Company…

2Cases cited34 opinions

  1. Estate of DolbeerCalifornia Supreme Court · 1906
  2. Conduitt v. Trentonton Gas & Electric Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1930
  3. Hanna v. . StedmanNew York Court of Appeals · 1921
  4. Cofield v. GriffinSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1953
  5. Cash Register Co. v. . TownsendSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1905

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3Cited by24 opinions

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  4. Smith v. Gulf Oil Corp.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1954
  5. Susanoil, Inc. v. Continental Oil CompanyCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1975

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