Supreme Court of Georgia, 1914

Trotter v. McKoy

Supreme Court of Georgia · Decided December 17, 1914 · Lumpkin

142 Ga. 820; 83 S.E. 857; 1914 Ga. LEXIS 561

Opinion of the Court

Lumpkin, J.

While the evidence in favor of the plaintiff was strong, and that in favor of the defendant was weak, still it can not he held that there was no conflict, and that the case was one which fell within Civil Code (1910), § 5986, so as to authorize the presiding judge to direct a verdict.

Judgment reversed.

All the Justices concur, except Fish, O. J., absent.

Complaint. Before George A. H. Harris, judge pro hac vice. Chattooga superior court. September 8, 1913.

J. M. Bellah and Maddox & Doyal, for plaintiff in error. Wesley Shropshire, contra.

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