Legal Opinion

Foster v. Jones

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided September 10, 1951No. 17530PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Atkinson, Presiding Justice.

(After stating the foregoing facts.) Formerly a brief of evidence was essential to the validity of any motion for new trial. Moxley v. Georgia Railway & Electric Co., 122 Ga. 493 (50 S. E. 339). This rule was modified by the act of 1947, p. 298 (Code) Ann. Supp., § 70-301.1) which provides as follow’s: “A brief of the evidence shall not be required to be filed with any motion for new trial where the assignments of error made in the motion for new trial, or the amended motion for new trial, do not require the consideration by the court of the evidence in said case,…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Moxley v. Georgia Railway & Electric Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1905
  2. Firemen's Insurance v. OliverSupreme Court of Georgia · 1932
  3. Stowers v. HarrisSupreme Court of Georgia · 1942

3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Allen v. BoboSupreme Court of Georgia · 1960
  2. Welfare Finance Company v. CorbinCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1955
  3. Daniel v. Atlanta Newspapers, Inc.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1954
  4. Graham v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1963
  5. Satterfield v. FricksCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1958

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