Broome v. Shropshire

Duckworth, Chief Justice.

1. On the former appearance of this case in this court (Shropshire v. Broome, 207 Ga. 313, 61 S. E. 2d, 284), the bill of exceptions was dismissed because the overruling of a demurrer to the caveat was not a final judgment, and the judgment that the caveat alleged a good defense became the law of the case.

2. The evidence offered by the caveator was sufficient to sustain the allegations of the caveat and—if believed by the jury—would have been sufficient to support a verdict, and the court erred in directing the verdict in favor of the propounder. Sims v. Georgia Ry. &…