Legal Opinion

Merchants & Miners Transportation Co. v. Corcoran

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided August 4, 1908No. 753PublishedCited by 41 opinions

Action for damages, from city court of Savannah — Judge Norwood. August 20, 1907.

1Opinion of the CourtRussell, J.

This ease was heretofore brought to this court upon error assigned upon the award of a nonsuit, and it is reported in 1 Ga. App. 743 (57 S. E. 962). Upon the return of the case to the lower court, it was again tried, and the trial resulted in a verdict for $12,250 in favor of the plaintiff. Exception is now taken to the judgment refusing a new trial, and it is further insisted, in the bill of exceptions, that the trial judge-*656did not in fact exercise Iris discretion in passing upon the motion for a new trial.

1. We shall first determine what merit, if any, is in the contention that the…

2Cases cited33 opinions

  1. Lyndon v. Georgia Railway & Electric Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1907
  2. Southern Railway Co. v. O'BryanSupreme Court of Georgia · 1903
  3. Evans v. MillsSupreme Court of Georgia · 1904
  4. McIntyre v. McIntyreSupreme Court of Georgia · 1904
  5. Powell v. Augusta & Summerville RailroadSupreme Court of Georgia · 1887

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3Cited by41 opinions

  1. Standard Oil Co. v. ReaganCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1915
  2. Southern Railway Co. v. BrockSupreme Court of Georgia · 1909
  3. Southern Railway Co. v. WrightCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1909
  4. Central of Georgia Railway Co. v. KeatingCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1932
  5. Louisville & Nashville Railroad v. BeanCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1934

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