Legal Opinion
Bennett v. Associated Food Stores, Inc.
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided November 25, 1968No. 43572PublishedCited by 71 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Eberhardt, Judge.
Plaintiff-appellant urges that the court is without power to direct a verdict after dispersal of the jury, and that without a verdict signed by one of the jury there can be no directed verdict. Whether, prior to the adoption of the Civil Practice Act, there could have been the direction of a verdict after dispersal of the jury does not appear to have been decided. However, there was no statute requiring that the verdict be signed, even when returned by the jury without direction. Southern Express Co. v. Maddox, 3 Ga. App. 223 (59 SE 821); Sullivan v. State, 29 Ga. App. 377…
2Cases cited29 opinions
- Pedrick v. Peoria & Eastern RailroadIllinois Supreme Court · 1967
- Pennsylvania Railroad v. ChamberlainSupreme Court of the United States · 1933
- Rentways, Inc. v. O'Neill Milk & Cream Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1955
- Studebaker Corporation v. NailCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1950
- Steele v. Central of Georgia Railway Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1905
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3Cited by71 opinions
- Taylor v. Powertel, Inc.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 2001
- Crankshaw v. Stanley Homes, Inc.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1974
- Lane v. Montgomery Elevator Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1997
- Walker v. BishopCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1983
- Martin v. ReedCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1991
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