Harrison v. Kiser
Supreme Court of Georgia
Practice in Superior Court. Evidence. Charge of Court. Master and Servant. Torts. Principal and Agent. Contractors. Ratification. Damages. Before Judge Marshall J. Clarke. Fulton Superior Court.
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Practice in Superior Court. Evidence. Charge of Court. Master and Servant. Torts. Principal and Agent. Contractors. Ratification. Damages. Before Judge Marshall J. Clarke. Fulton Superior Court. March Term, 1887. In his declaration, the plaintiff alleged that he was the owner of a brick building of the best material and workmanship, and of modern and improved style, the door and window sills and the columns in front being of granite, and the foundation being bedded in clay from one to three feet below the earth’s surface, there being no basement room; that the defendant, preparatory to the…
1Opinion of the Court
Blandford, Justice.
The plaintiff in error brought his action against the defendant in error to recover damages which he alleged he received by reason of the careless and negligent manner in which the defendant had excavated her grounds adjoining the plaintiff’s building, whereby the plaintiff’s house was injured and damaged. The case went to trial, and a verdict was had for the defendant; and thereupon the plaintiff moved the court for a new trial, on several grounds.
1. Besides the general grounds, the motion for new trial alleges that the court erred, during the progress of the trial, in…
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