Supreme Court of Georgia, 1917

Boyd v. Edenfield

Boyd v. Edenfield
Supreme Court of Georgia · Decided May 16, 1917 · Atkinson
147 Ga. 23; 92 S.E. 645; 1917 Ga. LEXIS 25

Boyd v. Edenfield

Opinion of the Court

Atkinson, J.

This case is controlled by the rule that “The first grant of a new trial will not be disturbed by the Supreme Court, unless the plaintiff in error shows that the judge abused his discretion in granting it, and that the law and the facts require the verdict notwithstanding the judgment of the presiding judge. ” Civil Code, § 6204.

Judgment affirmed.

All the Justices concur.Complaint for land. Before Judge Hardeman. Emanuel superior court. March 11, 1916.Williams & Bradley and B. T. Rawlings, for'plaintiff. Baffold & Jordan, for defendant.

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