Household Utilities, Inc. v. Andrews Co.

Both parties state the issue on this appeal to be whether the trial court erred in granting defendant’s motion for nonsuit. The test that has been applied by this court in such cases is the same as that to be employed by the trial court in ruling on the motion in the first instance. That is — the court must view the evidence in the light most favorable to the plaintiff; and if there is any inference which might reasonably be drawn therefrom which supports the plaintiff’s claim, the motion for nonsuit should be denied. In this state, involuntary nonsuit is a common-law motion equivalent to a…