Supreme Court of Georgia, 1898

Thornton v. Perry

Supreme Court of Georgia · Decided November 25, 1898 · Fish

105 Ga. 837; 31 S.E. 797; 1898 Ga. LEXIS 741

Opinion of the Court

Fish, J.

The court has no authority to direct a verdict, except where there is no conflict in the evidence, and'where, with all reasonable deductions or inferences therefrom, a particular verdict is , demanded. Civil Code, §5331. The evidence in this case does not bring it within the exception.

Judgment reversed.

All the Justices concurring, except Lumplcin, P. J., and Little, J., absent.

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