Dixie Management Corp. v. Hubbard
Dixie Management Corp. v. Hubbard
Opinion of the Court
In an action to foreclose a lien for labor and materials, the plaintiff appeals from the denial of his motion for a directed verdict. The trial court certified this order for immediate review following a mistrial when the jury failed to reach a verdict.
1. The enumeration of error recites the following order of the trial court dated April 14, 1972: "Plaintiff’s motion for directed verdict having been heard and denied by me on April 10, 1972, and the jury failing to return a verdict, which resulted in a subsequent mistrial being declared on April 10, 1972. The court hereby enters this written order denying said motion for directed verdict and hereby certifies same for immediate review by direct appeal.” The appeal is maintainable. Code Ann. §6-809 (d); Housing Authority of City of Douglas v. Marbut Co., 229 Ga. 403 (191 SE2d 785).
2. The plaintiff contends that the defendant-owner failed to
3. Plaintiff also contends that defendant failed to show that other suppliers were paid according to legal priority. The contention has no merit. The only payment made after this plaintiff filed its lien was to another supplier in satisfaction of a pending lawsuit. The court did not err in denying the motion for a directed verdict.
Judgment affirmed.
Concurring Opinion
concurring specially. I concur in Division 1 of the opinion that the appeal is not subject to dismissal, but I cannot concur in the reasons given therefor. The trial judge refused appellant’s motion for a directed verdict, the case was submitted to the jury, and upon its failure to render a verdict a mistrial was declared.
The oral or tacit overruling of a motion to direct a verdict, not reduced to writing and filed with the clerk of the
However, the appeal here is properly before the court as the notice of appeal recites it is from the written order entered April 14, 1972, overruling the motion for directed verdict, which order also contains therein the certificate for review. This order is in the record, although dated and entered four days after the mistrial was declared. This court has jurisdiction of this appeal irrespective of whether or not there is an enumeration of error on the refusal to direct a verdict.
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