Richie v. Louisville & Nashville Railroad

Georgia Court of Appeals
Richie v. Louisville & Nashville Railroad, 23 Ga. App. 741 (1919)
99 S.E. 309; 1919 Ga. App. LEXIS 328
Luke

Richie v. Louisville & Nashville Railroad

Opinion of the Court

Luke, J.

It appears to be conclusively settled that, notwithstanding the return of a second verdict in favor of the same party, the trial judge may still exercise his discretion in granting or refusing a new trial, though that discretion may not then be as ample as on the hearing of the motion for a first new trial (Morgan v. Lamb, 16 Ga. App. 484, and cases there cited, 85 S. E. 792) ; and under the particular, facts of the instant case the second grant of a new trial was not an abuse of the discretion vested in the trial judge.

Judgment affirmed on both bills of exceptions.

Wade, C. J., and Jenkins, J., conewr.

Reference

Full Case Name
Richie v. Louisville and Nashville Railroad Company and vice versa
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Published