Legal Opinion

Queen City Coach Co. v. Lee

Supreme Court of North Carolina

Decided October 30, 1940PublishedCited by 28 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtClaeKsoN, J.

At the close of defendants’ evidence and at the close of all the evidence, the plaintiff made motions for judgment as in case of nonsuit. C. S., 567. The court below refused these motions and in this we can see no error.

On a motion to nonsuit,-the evidence is to be taken in the light most favorable to the plaintiff, and he is entitled to the benefit of every reasonable intendment upon the evidence and every reasonable inference drawn therefrom. The competency, admissibility, and sufficiency of the evidence is a matter for the court to determine. The credibility, probative force, and weight is…

2Cases cited21 opinions

  1. State v. . SpiveySupreme Court of North Carolina · 1909
  2. Shirley v. . AyersSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1931
  3. Skyland Hosiery Co. v. American Railway Express Co.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1922
  4. Russell v. Windsor Steamboat Co.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1900
  5. Brown v. . Montgomery Ward Co.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1940

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3Cited by28 opinions

  1. Howerton v. Arai Helmet, Ltd.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 2004
  2. State v. ZunigaSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1987
  3. Graham v. North Carolina Butane Gas Co.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1950
  4. Crocker v. RoethlingSupreme Court of North Carolina · 2009
  5. State v. WigginsSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1993

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