Case Name: F. O. CHRISTOPHER, Administrator of the Estate of EARL WHITE, Deceased, v. CHEROKEE COUNTY FAIR ASSOCIATION, a Corporation (WM. FAIN, President), and SOUTHERN STATES POWER COMPANY, a Corporation
Court: Supreme Court of North Carolina
Jurisdiction: North Carolina
Decision Date: 1939-09-27
Citations: 216 N.C. 795
Docket Number: 
Parties: F. O. CHRISTOPHER, Administrator of the Estate of EARL WHITE, Deceased, v. CHEROKEE COUNTY FAIR ASSOCIATION, a Corporation (WM. FAIN, President), and SOUTHERN STATES POWER COMPANY, a Corporation.
Judges: 
Reporter: North Carolina Reports
Volume: 216
Pages: 795–795

Head Matter:
F. O. CHRISTOPHER, Administrator of the Estate of EARL WHITE, Deceased, v. CHEROKEE COUNTY FAIR ASSOCIATION, a Corporation (WM. FAIN, President), and SOUTHERN STATES POWER COMPANY, a Corporation.
(Filed 27 September, 1939.)
Appeal by defendant, Southern States Power Company, from Nettles, J., at January Term, 1939, of Cherokee.
No error.
Smathers & Meekins for plaintiff, appellee.
J. N. Moody and C. E. Hyde for defendant, appellant.

Opinion:
Per Curiam.
This is the appeal of Southern States Power Company from a judgment upon issues submitted and involves only the objection and exception to the refusal of the trial court to allow defendant's motion for judgment as of nonsuit made at the conclusion of the plaintiff's evidence and renewed at the conclusion of defendant's evidence. The Court, being of the opinion that there was sufficient evidence to go to the jury upon the issue of negligence (Smith v. Coach Co., 214 N. C., 314; Gunn v. Taxi Co., 212 N. C., 540, 193 S. E., 28; Hedgecock v. Ins. Co., 212 N. C., 638, 194 S. E., 86), and that the evidence on the issue of contributory negligence was not of a character to justify the withdrawal cf the case from the jury as a matter of law (Templeton v. Kelley, 215 N. C., 577; Sebastian v. Motor Lines, 213 N. C., 770, 197 S. E., 539; Manheim v. Taxi Corp., 214 N. C., 689, 691; Mulford v. Hotel Co., 213 N. C., 603, 197 S. E., 169; Cole v. Koonce, 214 N. C., 188), and the jury having answered both issues in favor of the plaintiff, finds no error in the trial. The judgment is affirmed.
No error.