Georgia Railroad v. Cole

Blandford, Justice.

The main error complained of is that, after the jury had been charged with the case and had retired to consider the same, the court had them brought into court and said to them that he understood that they were not likely to agree upon a verdict, and inquired as to the trouble, and whether the same was matter of law or fact. A juror, as spokesman for the jury, answered, “It is upon, the question of amount.” The court then said: “ I cannot aid you in that, as I know .of, in any way, further than to say that, upon that matter, the jury ought to make a very earnest effort to…