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      "C. H. LEARY, Administrator of C. B. COOPER, Deceased, v. NORFOLK SOUTHERN BUS CORPORATION; and N. P. McDUFFIE v. NORFOLK SOUTHERN BUS CORPORATION."
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        "text": "Denny, J.\nThe pertinent exceptions and assignments of error are to the overruling of defendant\u2019s motion for judgment as of nonsuit made at the conclusion of all the evidence and to the refusal of his Honor to give defendant\u2019s prayers for instruction to the jury. These prayers were to the effect that if the jury should find the facts to be as testified to by all the witnesses, the jury should answer the issues of negligence in favor of defendant and the issue of contributory negligence in the case of McDuffie against said plaintiff.\nThe defendant offered no evidence at the trial below.\nThe actions in both trials were tried upon the same pleadings except for an amendment to the answer in the Leary case. The issues submitted and answered by the respective juries were substantially the same. Unless the evidence varies in important particulars from that offered by the plaintiffs at the former trial, the motion for judgment as of nonsuit cannot be sustained on this record. Fisher v. Fisher, 218 N. C., 42, 9 S. E. (2d), 493; Johnson v. Ins. Co., 219 N. C., 202, 13 S. E. (2d), 241; Wall v. Asheville, 220 N. C., 38, 16 S. E. (2d), 397; Pinnix v. Griffin, 221 N. C., 348, 20 S. E. (2d), 366.\nAn examination of the two records discloses the evidence offered at both trials by the plaintiffs was substantially the' same. Therefore defendant\u2019s exception to the refusal of its motion for judgment as of nonsuit, and the exceptions to the refusal of his Honor to give instructions for a directed verdict on the issues of negligence and contributory negligence, cannot be sustained. The issues were properly submitted to the jury. Clarke v. Martin, 215 N. C., 405, 2 S. E. (2d), 10; Page v. McLamb, 215 N. C., 789, 3 S. E. (2d), 275; Holland v. Strader, 216 N. C., 436, 5 S. E. (2d), 311; Christopher v. Fair Asso., 216 N. C., 795, 4 S. E. (2d), 513; Bechtler v. Bracken, 218 N. C., 515, 11 S. E. (2d), 721.\nTbe remaining assignments of error are formal and without substantial merit. In tbe judgment of tbe court below, we find\nNo error.",
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    "head_matter": "C. H. LEARY, Administrator of C. B. COOPER, Deceased, v. NORFOLK SOUTHERN BUS CORPORATION; and N. P. McDUFFIE v. NORFOLK SOUTHERN BUS CORPORATION.\n(Filed 23 September, 1942.)\nAppeal and Error \u00a7 49a\u2014\nWhere, on former appeal, a new trial was granted and at tbe second trial plaintiff offered substantially the same evidence as was offered at the former trial, motion for nonsuit is properly overruled and prayers for a directed verdict on the issues of negligence and contributory negligence properly refused.\nAppeal by defendant from Williams, J., at April Term, 1942, of TYRRELL.\nCivil action instituted by N.- P. McDuffie to recover damages for personal injuries and property damage resulting from an automobile collision and a civil action instituted by C. H. Leary, Administrator, for tbe wrongful death of his intestate resulting from the same accident. The two actions were consolidated for trial by order of the judge. These same actions were consolidated for trial at the April Term, 1941., Judgments were rendered for the plaintiffs and the defendant appealed to this Court and the opinion will be found in 220 N. O., 745, 18 S. E. (2d), 426. The facts stated in the above opinion are substantially the same as those set forth in the present record and need not be repeated here.\nAppropriate issues were answered in both eases in favor of plaintiffs and judgments were entered accordingly. From the judgments, defendant appeals and assigns error.\nSam S. Woodley and McMullan & McMullan for plaintiffs.\nEhringhaus & Ehringhaus and R. Clarence Dozier for defendant."
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