Legal Opinion

Sharpe v. Frost

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided October 9, 1956No. 36246PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtQuillian, J.

1. The grounds of special demurrer have neither been argued in the brief filed by the defendants nor otherwise insisted upon, and are treated as abandoned.

2. Special grounds 1 and 2 of the motion for new trial insist that the trial judge erred in denying a motion for continuance. The defendants made the motion because Leroy Kelly was not present on account of illness. Kelly had not been subpoenaed. The trial judge did not abuse his discretion in denying the motion for continuance. Lewis v. State, 89 Ga. 803 (15 S. E. 772); Jones v. State, 125 Ga. 307, 308 (54 S. E. 122).

3. Special ground 3…

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2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Atlanta, Knoxville & Northern Railway Co. v. GardnerSupreme Court of Georgia · 1905
  2. Smith v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1906
  3. Evans & Pennington v. NailCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1907
  4. Jones v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1906
  5. Central of Georgia Railway Co. v. NewtonCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1918

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Collins v. SadloCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1983
  2. JC PENNEY COMPANY v. GreenCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1963
  3. Roseberry v. FreemanCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1958
  4. Troy v. Wright Body Works, Inc.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1964
  5. Burdette v. O'NealCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1961

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