Lynch v. Southern Express Co.
Supreme Court of Georgia
Certified questions; from Court of Appeals (Case No. 6374).
1Opinion of the CourtEvans, P. J.
In response to questions propounded by tbe Court of Appeals we answer:
1. An assignment of error to tbe direction of a verdict for tbe defendant, that tbe evidence authorized tbe submission of the case to tbe jury, that tbe contract set up by tbe defendant was void, and that tbe verdict directed was contrary to the evidence, does not bring in question tbe lack of power of the court to direct a verdict because tbe statute creating the court did not confer on tbe judges thereof tbe power to direct a verdict in any case.
2. Tbe act creating the municipal court of Atlanta (Acts 1913, p. 145)…
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