Supreme Court of Georgia, 1916

Chastain v. Bowen

Chastain v. Bowen
Supreme Court of Georgia · Decided May 11, 1916 · Atkinson
145 Ga. 191; 88 S.E. 930; 1916 Ga. LEXIS 233

Chastain v. Bowen

Opinion of the Court

Atkinson, J.

This was an action of complaint for land. According to the pleadings the parties were adjoining proprietors, and the only issúe made was as to the proper location of the dividing line. A verdict was returned in favor of the plaintiffs, and the defendant’s motion for a new trial was overruled. Held:

1. Under conflicting evidence the judge did not err in refusing to grant a new trial on account of alleged misconduct of the jury.

2. The evidence authorized the verdict.

Judgment affirmed.

All the Justices concur.

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