Supreme Court of North Carolina, 1920

Pigford v. Goldsboro Lumber Co.

Pigford v. Goldsboro Lumber Co.
Supreme Court of North Carolina · Decided March 10, 1920 · PER CURIAM.
102 S.E. 893; 179 N.C. 683; 1920 N.C. LEXIS 320 (South Eastern Reporter)

Pigford v. Goldsboro Lumber Co.

Opinion of the Court

Per Curiam.

The defendant moved to nonsuit in apt time upon the ground that the evidence was not sufficient to go to the jury tending to prove that plaintiffs’ property was burned as a result of defendant’s negligence. That is the only assignment of error. It is unnecessary to set out the evidence. It is largely circumstantial, but it is in our opinion amply sufficient in probation for us to warrant the judge in submitting the issues to the jury. Circumstantial evidence, as stated in Ashford v. Pittman, 160 N. C., 4Y, has often been allowed to determine more serious issues than those submitted in this ease.

No error.

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