Bell v. Askins
Supreme Court of Georgia
Certiorari. Before Judge Harrell. Decatur superior court. February 18, 1920.
1Opinion of the CourtFish, C. J.
The evidence submitted before the ordinary on the trial of a habeas-corpus case not demanding the judgment rendered by him, the discretion of the judge of the superior court in sustaining a certiorari and granting a first new trial will not be interfered with by the Supreme Court. Flanders v. Wood, 113 Ga. 635 (38 S. E. 975) ; Shirley v. Swafford, 119 Ga. 43 (45 S. E. 722) ; Bryant v. Ridgeway, 126 Ga. 733 (55 S. E. 932); Civil Code (1910), § 6204.
Judgment affirmed.
All the Justices concur.
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Shirley v. SwaffordSupreme Court of Georgia · 1903
- Bryant v. RidgwaySupreme Court of Georgia · 1906
- Flanders v. WoodSupreme Court of Georgia · 1901
3Cited by2 opinions
- Cloud v. HightowerSupreme Court of Georgia · 1922
- Coursey v. CourseySupreme Court of Georgia · 1926