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· 4/17/1957

Lane v. Bryan

Citations

  • 97 S.E.2d 411
  • 246 N.C. 108
  • 1957 N.C. LEXIS 649

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • rejecting plaintiff's argument of constructive notice where the Court found for a jury to reach the conclusion that the liquid had been on the floor for a long time, the jury would have to make to many inferences based on other inferences
  • if plaintiff relies on circumstantial evidence to establish negligence, every piece of circumstantial evidence must be a reasonable inference directly connected to an established fact
  • if plaintiff relies on circumstantial evidence to establish negligence, every piece of circumstantial evidence must be a reasonable inference directly connected to an established fact
  • “A party cannot withstand summary judgment if it offers only mere speculation of misappropriation instead of evidence supported by facts.”
  • “Inference may not be based on inference.”

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Judges: Parker

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