Macon & Augusta Railroad v. Vason

Jackson, Judge.

This was a suit, brought by the railroad company, against the executors of Turner Clanton, for $6,500 00 of a subscription of $10,000 00 to stock, remaining unpaid by Clanton in his lifetime. The jury found a verdict for the sum sued for, with interest from the date of the last call. The executors moved for a new trial on various grounds set forth in the motion, and the presiding judge granted it on one of the grounds alone, and the company excepted. The question for us is, ought the new trial to have been granted on any ground or for any reason ? The judgment of the court…