Legal Opinion
Moate v. HL Green Company
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided April 11, 1957No. 36460PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtQuillian, J.
There is no question that under the facts of the case as they appear from the brief of evidence a verdict for the plaintiff was not demanded, and hence the trial judge did not err in granting the defendant a new trial. The rule as stated in numerous opinions of our appellate courts is aptly stated in Wimburn v. Fiske, 140 Ga. 132 (78 S. E. 717): “There being conflicting evidence, and the verdict not being required thereby, the first grant of a new trial will not be reversed. Civil Code § 6204.”
The question as to whether the trial court was right in granting the defendant’s motion for judgment…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Montgomery Ward & Co. v. DuncanSupreme Court of the United States · 1940
- Wooten v. Life Ins. Co. of GeorgiaCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1956
- City of Commerce v. BradfordCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1956
- W. T. Rawleigh Company v. OverstreetCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1944
- Sheraton Whitehall Corp. v. McConnellCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1953
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3Cited by17 opinions
- Bernard J. Lee, Platiff-Appellant v. Jenkins Brothers, Bernard J. Lee v. Farnham YardleyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1959
- Pope v. Triangle Chemical Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1981
- United States Fire Insurance v. TuckCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1967
- Fagelson v. Pfister Aluminum Corp.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1964
- Halligan v. Underwriters at Lloyd's, LondonCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1960
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