Bridger v. Exchange Bank
Supreme Court of Georgia
Equitable petition. Before Judge Pendleton. Fulton superior court. November 27, 1905. The petition of Harry L. Woodward alleged that J. C. Bridger, as trustee for his wife and children, was indebted to him in the sum of $750, besides interest and attorney’s fees, on a promissory note dated September 24, 1892, and due ten days after date.
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Equitable petition. Before Judge Pendleton. Fulton superior court. November 27, 1905. The petition of Harry L. Woodward alleged that J. C. Bridger, as trustee for his wife and children, was indebted to him in the sum of $750, besides interest and attorney’s fees, on a promissory note dated September 24, 1892, and due ten days after date. It appears-from a copy of this note, attached to the petition, that it was made payable to the order of “David Lamar, President,” at the office of the American Trust and Banking Company, in the city of Atlanta, Ga., and was signed “J. C. Bridger.” The…
1Opinion of the CourtLumpkin, J.
1, 2. After both parties had announced the evidence closed and while a motion for the direction of a verdict was being argued, it rested in the discretion of the court to determine whether he would reopen the case for the introduction of further evidence. Walker v. Walker, 14 Ga. 242 (5); Blackman v. State, 80 Ga. 785, 791 (6); Orr v. Garabold, 85 Ga. 373 (5); Powell v. State, 101 Ga. 9, 18; Green v. State, 119 Ga. 120 (3); Maddox v. State, 81 Ga. 325; Cushman v. Coleman, 92 Ga. 772 (4); Georgia R. Co. v. Churchill, 113 Ga. 14; Watson v. Barnes, 125 Ga. 733(2). This was not an application…
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