Hodge v. Lott
Court of Appeals of Georgia
1Opinion of the Court
Eldridge, Judge.
Sedrick Demon Hodge and Calvin Lanier Harrell were held to be jointly liable in damages by a jury verdict for a motor vehicle collision that occurred on August 2, 1997, injuring Jerry L. Lott. Harrell settled with the plaintiff. Hodge, the defendant, moved for a new trial on general grounds and the special grounds that the trial court abused its discretion in not removing a juror who failed to disclose her relationship with an employee of counsel for Harrell. The motion for new trial was denied. On appeal, defendant asserts that the trial court abused its discretion in several…
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