Legal Opinion

Bell v. Askins

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided October 13, 1920No. 1976PublishedCited by 2 opinions

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

  1. Shirley v. SwaffordSupreme Court of Georgia · 1903
  2. Bryant v. RidgwaySupreme Court of Georgia · 1906
  3. Flanders v. WoodSupreme Court of Georgia · 1901

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Cloud v. HightowerSupreme Court of Georgia · 1922
  2. Coursey v. CourseySupreme Court of Georgia · 1926