EDWARDS v. JOHNSON

No. 453.

152 S.E.2d 122 (1967)

269 N.C. 30

Bill EDWARDS v. Louise G. JOHNSON.

Supreme Court of North Carolina.

January 20, 1967.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

White, Crumpler, Powell & Pfefferkorn, Winston-Salem, for plaintiff appellant.

Hudson, Ferrell, Petree, Stockton, Stockton & Robinson, by R. M. Stockton, Jr., and J. Robert Elster, Winston-Salem, for defendant appellee.


SHARP, Justice.

Plaintiff alleges that the injuries for which he seeks compensation were caused by the negligent manner in which defendant handled a loaded shotgun. Defendant denies negligence and pleads contributory negligence.

In evaluating a motion for nonsuit, the evidence must be considered in the light most favorable to the plaintiff, who is entitled to every reasonable inference therefrom. "The rule is sometimes stated conversely, with perhaps more...

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