Supreme Court of Georgia, 1886

Anderson v. Barksdale

Anderson v. Barksdale
Supreme Court of Georgia · Decided July 1, 1886 · Jackson
1 Ga. L. Rep. 373

Anderson v. Barksdale

Opinion of the Court

Jackson, C. J.

Where, in a suit for injury from the water of a mill dam, whereby the plaintiff’s land was made too wet for cultivation, the evidence was con dieting, this court will not control the discretion of *374the presiding judge in refusing to grant a new trial on the ground that the verdict was contrary to law and evidence.

VV. M. & M. P. Reese, for plaintiff in error. Hardeman & Irvin, for defendant.

(a) The weight of all testimony, whether from experts or not, is-for the jury, under proper instructions from the court.

Judgment affirmed.

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