Patterson Bank v. Gunter

588 S.E.2d 270 (2003)

263 Ga. App. 424

PATTERSON BANK

v.

GUNTER.

No. A03A1006.

Court of Appeals of Georgia.

September 26, 2003.

Taylor Odachowski & Sperry, Philip R. Taylor, Donna L. Crossland, St. Simons Island, for appellant.

Fred R. Kopp, Alma, John R. Thigpen, Sr., Blackshear, for appellee.

ELLINGTON, Judge.

A Pierce County jury returned a verdict in favor of Carolyn Gunter in her slip and fall action against the Patterson Bank.[1] The bank appeals from the denial of its motion for a new trial, which was based on its post-trial discovery of a juror's disqualification and on the amount of the award…