Grantham v. State
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Motion for new trial; from city court of Douglas. September 20, 1920. At the August term of the city court of Douglas a verdict was rendered against the plaintiff in error, and on the 20th day of August he made a motion for a new trial. On this motion the judge entered the following order: “ Read and considered. It is ordered that the State show cause before me at Douglas, Ga., at 10 o’clock on the 20th day of September, 1920, why the foregoing motion should not be granted.
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Motion for new trial; from city court of Douglas. September 20, 1920. At the August term of the city court of Douglas a verdict was rendered against the plaintiff in error, and on the 20th day of August he made a motion for a new trial. On this motion the judge entered the following order: “ Read and considered. It is ordered that the State show cause before me at Douglas, Ga., at 10 o’clock on the 20th day of September, 1920, why the foregoing motion should not be granted. It is further ordered that the solicitor of the city court be served with a copy of this motion and order. ” It was also…
1Opinion of the CourtBloodworth, J.
1. (After stating the foregoing facts.) The order of the judge setting the motion to be heard “ at Douglas, Ga., at ten o’clock on the 20th day of September, 1920, ” was construed by him as meaning 10 o’clock a. m. This was a reasonable construction, and the judge who passed the order having so construed it, this court will not interfere. See Pinnebad v. Pinnebad, 129 Ga. 267 (58 S. E. 879), and cases cited.
2. The court did not err in dismissing the motion for a new trial for the reasons stated in the order copied in the foregoing statement of facts, although one of the attorneys for the…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Smedley v. WilliamsSupreme Court of Georgia · 1900
- Pinnebad v. PinnebadSupreme Court of Georgia · 1907
- Kennedy v. DukesSupreme Court of Georgia · 1911
- Sewell v. SewellSupreme Court of Georgia · 1918
- Taylor v. TannerSupreme Court of Georgia · 1915
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