Dorsey v. Central of Georgia Railway Co.
Supreme Court of Georgia
Action for damages. Before E. W. Hammond, judge pro hae vice. Henry superior court. January 15, 1901. This case was formerly before the Supreme Court. 106 Ga. 826. At the last trial the plaintiff obtained a verdict for $1,000.
1Opinion of the CourtFish, J.
1. There is no merit in the contention chat the court erred in overruling the motion to dismiss the motion for a new trial. In Stone v. Taylor, 63 Ga. 309, it was held: “When a motion for a new trial is made in term, and by consent of parties an order is taken to perfect the brief of evidence by a specified day in vacation, and to hear the motion on that day at chambers, the judge sitting at chambers on and by successive adjournments, after the appointed day, has full possession of the matter, and, with or without consent, may give such further time to complete the brief and prepare for the…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Herz v. Frank & AdlerSupreme Court of Georgia · 1898
- Stone v. TaylorSupreme Court of Georgia · 1879
- Cotton v. SlaughterSupreme Court of Georgia · 1882
3Cited by7 opinions
- St. Louis S. F. R. Co. v. DavisSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1913
- Central of Georgia Railway Co. v. DorseySupreme Court of Georgia · 1902
- Webb v. NoblesSupreme Court of Georgia · 1943
- Sibley v. City of AtlantaCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1979
- Digsby v. JohnsonCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1950
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