Armstrong & Brother Co. v. Crane

E. S. Armstrong & Brother Company sued Sam. C. Crane in the municipal court of Atlanta, on four promissory notes aggregating $485.32 (besides interest and attorney’s fees), and upon an open account for $12.15, making the total principal sued for $497.47. The defendant in his answer pleaded a set-off in damages amounting to $1250. The case was tried on June 15, 1926, and the jury rendered a verdict in favor of the plaintiff. On that date the defendant made an oral motion - for a new trial. On February 7, 1927, the motion for a new trial came up for a hearing, and Hon. J. B. Eidley, one of the…