Supreme Court of Georgia, 1901

Martin v. Reynolds & Hamby Estate Mortgage Co.

Supreme Court of Georgia · Decided July 24, 1901 · Cobb

113 Ga. 1170; 39 S.E. 476; 1901 Ga. LEXIS 537

Opinion of the Court

Cobb, J.

The defendant by his plea having assumed the burden of proof, and the evidence introduced in favor of the plea failing to sustain the same, the court did not err in directing a verdict in favor of the plaintiff.

Judgment on main bill of exceptions affirmed; cross-bill dismissed.

All the Justices concurring.

Complaint. Before Judge Estes. White superior court. December 27, 1900.

Spencer P. Atkinson, G. S. Kytle, and W. A. Charters, for Martin. I. I. Oakes and S. H. Perry, contra.

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