Thompson v. Lawrence

“A nonsuit is a matter of strict law, and when a motion to nonsuit is made, there is no discretion on the part of the court, and if there be' any evidence whatever to sustain the action, it must go to the jury.” East & West Railroad Co. v. Sims, 80 Ga. 809 (2) (6 S. E. 596). “The evidence adduced in behalf of the plaintiff was sufficient to support legitimate deductions and inferences from which the jury might have been authorized to find in favor of the plaintiff, and the court therefore erred in awarding a nonsuit.” . Henry v. Ga. & Fla. Ry., 16 Ga. App. 12 (84 S. E. 482). “Nonsuit is a…