Newbern v. . Leary
Supreme Court of North Carolina
1Opinion of the CourtClaeksoN, J.
At the close of plaintiff’s evidence and at the conclusion of all the evidence, the defendants in the court below made motions for judgment as in case, of nonsuit. C. S., 567. The court below refused the motions and in this we can see no error.
The evidence which makes for plaintiff’s claim, or tends to support her cause of action, is to be taken in its most favorable light for plaintiff, and she is entitled to the benefit of every reasonable intendment upon the evidence, and every reasonable inference to be drawn therefrom. We see no error in the court’s refusal to give defendants’ prayer for…
2Cases cited22 opinions
- Grand Trunk Railway Co. v. IvesSupreme Court of the United States · 1892
- Powers v. S. Sternberg & Co.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1938
- Trow v. Vermont Central RailroadSupreme Court of Vermont · 1852
- Pickett v. . R. R.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1895
- Clark v. Wilmington & Weldon RailroadSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1891
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- Matheny v. Central Motor Lines, Inc.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1951
- Cooley v. BakerSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1950
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