Williams v. Jordan

With the utmost deference to my associates and to the learned Justice delivering the opinion of the Court, I must record my dissent from their holding Patillo was not negligent in causing the child’s death sued for, and directing a verdict for defendants.

It seems plain to me this holding is based on an interpretation of the evidence that overlooks or misappreci-ates our rule for directing verdicts. That rule requires us, in considering defendants ’ motion for a directed verdict, to take the interpretation of the evidence most favorable to plaintiff:

“to look to all the evidence, to take as…