Georgia Court of Appeals, 1916

Toole v. Jones

Toole v. Jones
Georgia Court of Appeals · Decided November 22, 1916 · Broyles
19 Ga. App. 24; 90 S.E. 732; 1916 Ga. App. LEXIS 16

Toole v. Jones

Opinion of the Court

Broyles, J.

In this case the motion for a new trial contained only the usual general grounds. There was some slight evidence authorizing the verdict; and, the verdict having been approved by the trial judge, under the repeated and uniform rulings of this court and of the Supreme Court a reviewing court is powerless to interfere. When the verdict is apparently decidedly against the weight of the evidence, the trial judge has a wide discretion as to granting or refusing a new trial; but whenever there is any evidence, however slight, ¡to support a verdict’which has been approved by the trial judge, this court is absolutely without authority to control the judgment of the trial court.

Judgment affirmed.

Case-law data current through December 31, 2025. Source: CourtListener bulk data.