Supreme Court of Georgia, 1897

Davis v. Chaplin

Supreme Court of Georgia · Decided August 4, 1897 · Cobb

102 Ga. 587; 27 S.E. 726; 1897 Ga. LEXIS 636

Cases that cite this one

10 later published cases cite this decision.

Simpson v. Brand (Ga. Ct. App. 1963)
Ansley v. Atlantic Coast Line R. Co. (Ga. Ct. App. 1952)
Mills v. State (Ga. 1939)
Allen v. Southern Insurance Securities Corp. (Ga. Ct. App. 1936)
Hartis v. Central of Georgia Railway Co. (Ga. Ct. App. 1923)
Morgan v. Lamb (Ga. Ct. App. 1915)
Seaboard Air-Line Railway v. Randolph (Ga. 1911)
Stewart v. Central of Georgia Railway Co. (Ga. Ct. App. 1908)
Dethrage v. City of Rome (Ga. 1906)
Daniels v. Leonard (Ga. 1898)

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Opinion of the Court

Cobb, J.

This court will not reverse a judgment granting a second new trial on the ground that the verdict is contrary to evidence, when it appears-from the record that the evidence in support of the verdict was. at best weak and unsatisfactory, and the decided preponderance of the testimony was on the side pf the losing party. - - .

Judgment .affirmed.

All the Justices concurring.

Equitable petition. Before Judge Falligant. Chatham superior court. December term, 1896.

Joseph A. Cronk, for plaintiff. Charlton, Machall & Anderson and Garrard, Meldrim & Newman, for defendants.

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