Meeks v. Meeks
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Complaint, from city court of Douglas — Judge Koan. September 22, 1908.
1Opinion of the CourtPowell, J.
1. The direction of a verdict is such a final judgment as to support a direct hill of exceptions. A simple statement in the hill of exceptions that the plaintiff excepts and assigns the direction of the verdict as error is usually a specific assignment .of error, and raises for review the question whether, under the pleadings and the evidence, the particular verdict directed was demanded as a matter of law. Duggan v. Monk, ante, 206 (62 S. E. 1017) ; Scarborough v. Holder, 127 Ga. 256 (56 S. E. 293) ; Howell v. Pennington, 118 Ga. 494 (45 S. E. 272.) For an exception to this general rule see…
2Cases cited11 opinions
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- Howell v. PenningtonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1903
- Scarborough v. HolderSupreme Court of Georgia · 1906
- Irvin v. PorterfieldSupreme Court of Georgia · 1906
- Lowery v. YawnSupreme Court of Georgia · 1900
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