Broadway v. . Cope

At the close of plaintiff’s evidence and at the close of all the evidence the defendant made motions in the court below for judgment as in ease of nonsuit. C. S., 567. These motions were over ruled by the court below, and in this we can see no error. The evidence must be taken in the light most favorable to the plaintiff. The plaintiff operated a meat market in Cooleemee, under the name of the “Cooleemee Meat Market.” Defendant also ran a meat market in North Cooleemee. They were competitive dealers.

Plaintiff testified: “He said he heard I had butchered a mad-dog-bitten cow, and I said,…