Legal Opinion

Hayes v. Giddens

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided June 16, 1960No. 38290PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Felton, Chief Judge.

The general grounds of the motion for a new trial have been abandoned. Special ground 4 of the amended motion complains that the court “in charging the jury went outside the pleadings in the case and charged the jury the law with reference to partnerships” in certain specified particulars. It is averred that the charge complained of “did not apply in said case,” and “that the, effect on the jury of charging on partnership was confusing.” A ground of a motion for a new trial complaining that the charge of the court is misleading or confusing is too general to be considered,…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Riddle v. SheppardSupreme Court of Georgia · 1904
  2. Nunnally v. ShockleyCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1958
  3. Hopkins v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1940

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Garrett v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1969
  2. Smith v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1969

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