Legal Opinion

Hayslip v. Liberty Mutual Insurance Co.

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided June 1, 1945No. 30880PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtFelton, J.

The credibility of a witness is a matter exclusively for a fact-finding body when the facts testified to by him are not inherently at variance with the common knowledge and experience of mankind; and a reviewing court with power to determine questions of law only can not interfere with the findings crediting a witness, no matter how many witnesses may have testified to the contrary or how many circumstances may have been adduced to disprove the testimony of the single witness. Code, § 38-1805; Watson v. State, 13 Ga. App. 181 (78 S. E. 1014); Patton v. State, 117 Ga. 230 (43 S. E. 533); Berry…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Patton v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1903
  2. American Mutual Liability Insurance v. SissonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1944
  3. Berry v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1938
  4. Watson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1913

3Cited by9 opinions

  1. Fidelity & Casualty Co. v. HodgesCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1963
  2. Geter v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1963
  3. Hartford Accident & Indemnity Co. v. MappCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1957
  4. Miller v. KimballCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1982
  5. DiMauro v. BarberCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1974

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