Ray v. Bassil

In considering a directed verdict motion in a negligence case, the standard laid down by the cases for measuring the sufficiency of evidence requires the court to reject any evidence which is not credible.

The standard was stated by the Court of Appeals in Curley v. General Valet Service, 270 Md. 248, 264, 311 A. 2d 231 (1973), to be:

“ * * * that before it can be determined as a matter of law that one has not been guilty of negligence, the truth of all the credible evidence tending to sustain the claim of negligence must be assumed and all favorable inferences of fact fairly deducible…