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reasonable inference claim in North Carolina

9 North Carolina opinions name it 1 courts 1988–2017 0 in the last five years

The cases below were cited by North Carolina courts in a sentence that names this issue. Sides come from how each citing opinion treated the case (Syfertize flag on that citation), so a case can appear on both: that is where the law is contested. A red or yellow chip is the case's own overall treatment.

Followed or applied (2)

CaseFollowedCited
Wooten v. Warren Ex Rel. Gilmergreen
ncctapp · 1994 · cited in 6 North Carolina opinions naming this issue, 1995–2017
2 sentences

2017The trial court must instruct on a claim or defense "if the evidence, when viewed in the light most favorable to the proponent, supports a reasonable inference of such claim or defense." Wooten , 117 N.C.

2002The trial court is permitted to instruct a jury on a claim or defense only “if the evidence, when viewed in the light most favorable to the proponent, supports a reasonable inference of such claim or defense.” Id.

26
State v. Jonesgreen
nc · 1981 · cited in 1 North Carolina opinions naming this issue, 1988–1988
2 sentences

1988See State v. Jones, 303 N.C. 500, 504 , 279 S.E. 2d 835, 838 (1981).

1988See State v. Jones, 303 N.C. 500, 504 , 279 S.E. 2d 835, 838 (1981).

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Distinguished, questioned or overruled (0)

CaseNegativeCited
No negative-treatment citations attached to this issue in North Carolina. Read the followed side critically anyway.

Also cited on this issue (4)

CaseCitedYears
Plymouth Pallet Co., Inc. v. Wood green
ncctapp · 1981
2 sentences

2011Id. at 703, 277 S.E.2d at 463-64 .

1994Id. at 703 , 277 S.E.2d at 463-64 .

21994–2011
Goble v. Helms green
ncctapp · 1983
1 sentence

2002Thus, “[t]o instruct on an element of damages, absent evidence thereof, is error.” Goble v. Helms, 64 N.C.

12002–2002
Matthews v. Food Lion, Inc. green
ncctapp · 1999
1 sentence

2000Matthews v. Food Lion, Inc., 135 N.C.

12000–2000
Smith v. Buckhram green
ncctapp · 1988
1 sentence

1994We find this case similar to Smith v. Buckhram, 91 N.C.

11994–1994

Statutes the citing opinions construe

NC § N.C. Gen. Stat. § 1A-1 (5)

Counted by distinct opinions that both name this issue and are annotated to the section; sections every opinion cites regardless of issue are not filtered here, so read the counts against the total above.

Where else courts name it

PA 369 (1986–2026) SC 19 (1986–2024) CA 14 (1919–2025) NC 9 (1988–2017) GA 6 (1992–2022) TX 6 (1988–2024) TN 4 (2005–2011) MN 4 (1994–2004) OH 4 (1936–2021) DE 3 (1983–1985) IL 2 (2004–2004)

Opinions by the citing court's state. A doctrine retained in one state and abandoned in another shows up here as a year span that stalls.

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