Legal Opinion

Brown v. Wilkes

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided May 11, 1917No. 8036PublishedCited by 6 opinions

Action on bond; from Tattnall superior court—Judge Sheppard. May 20, 1916:

1Opinion of the CourtBloodworth, J.

1. The decision of the court in overruling a demurrer to a portion of a plea, or in allowing an amendment to a plea, can not properly he made a ground of a motion for new trial. Paulk v. Creech, 8 Ga. App. 738 (70 S. E. 145) ; Kelly v. Malone, 5 Ga. App. 618. (63 S. E. 639); Tompkins v. American Land Co., 139 Ga. 377 (2) (77 S. E, 623); Lee v. McCarty, 132 Ga. 698 (3) (64 S. E. 997); Turner v. Barber, 131 Ga. 449 (62 S. E. 587).

2. Each ground of a motion for a new trial must he complete within itself; and in this case grounds 6 and 7 of the motion are each too indefinite and uncertain to…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Tompkins v. American Land Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1913
  2. Paulk v. CreechCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1911
  3. Turner v. BarberSupreme Court of Georgia · 1908
  4. Kelly v. MaloneCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1909
  5. Lee v. McCartySupreme Court of Georgia · 1909

3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Bart v. ScheiderCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1929
  2. Cook v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1918
  3. Hamrick v. StewartCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1922
  4. Weeks v. Reliance Fertilizer Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1918
  5. Grant v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1919

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