Decatur Chevrolet Co. v. White

1. It is an inherent right of all courts where jury trials obtain, including justices of the peace, to declare a mistrial when justice demands it. Chapman v. Conwell, 1 Ga. App. 212, 214 (58 S. E. 137).

2. O. L. White brought suit against the Decatur Chevrolet Company for damage to an automobile, and a verdict in favor of the plaintiff was returned. Upon the trial before the justice of the peace and a jury, and while the plaintiff was testifying as a witness, he was asked this question: “What, if anything, did Mr. Costley [the alleged agent of the defendant company] tell you *363about whether or…