Legal Opinion

Atkinson v. Atkinson

Supreme Court of North Carolina

Decided April 18, 1945PublishedCited by 18 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtSeawell, J.

This appeal, as argued, poses the single question whether there was error in taking the case from the jury and entering judgment as of nonsuit on defendant’s demurrer to the evidence. G. S., 1-183.

There are, it seems to us, certain inconsistencies in the theories of recovery presented, to which attention will be called in due course. But since plaintiff was entitled to go to the jury upon any cause of action sufficiently stated in the complaint and supported by evidence, we have examined the record in that light.

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2Cases cited26 opinions

  1. Beatty v. . Guggenheim Exploration Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1919
  2. Gaylord v. GaylordSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1909
  3. Smith v. BanghamCalifornia Supreme Court · 1909
  4. McNeill v. . McNeillSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1943
  5. Gaylord v. . GaylordSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1909

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3Cited by18 opinions

  1. Kidd v. EarlySupreme Court of North Carolina · 1976
  2. Security National Bank of Greensboro v. Educators Mutual Life InsuranceSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1965
  3. Johnson v. StevensonSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1967
  4. McNinch v. . Trust Co.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1922
  5. Western Conference of Original Free Will Baptists v. MilesSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1963

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