Wilson v. Webster

Supreme Court of North Carolina

Decided December 11, 1957

Supreme Court of North Carolina · decided 1957-12-11

Relies on Chaffin v. Brame · Cummins v. Southern Fruit Co. · Burchette v. DAVIS DISTRIBUTING COMPANY OF DURHAM

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Decided 1957-12-11

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Per Curiam.

¶1 The only assignment of error on this appeal is to the failure of the court below to sustain the defendants’ motion for judgment as of nonsuit.

¶2 It would seem that under the provisions of G.S. 20-141 (e) and our decisions, the evidence adduced in the trial below was sufficient to carry the case to the jury. Burchette v. Distributing Co., 243 N.C. 120, 90 S.E. 2d 232; Chaffin v. Brame, 233 N.C. 377, 64 S.E. 2d 276; Boles v. Hegler, 232 N.C. 327, 59 S.E. 2d 796; Cummins v. Fruit Co., 225 N.C. 625, 36 S.E. 2d 11.

¶3 The ruling of the court below is

¶4 Affirmed.