Georgia Railroad & Banking Co. v. Flowers

1. It is the duty of a judge, when appropriate written requests to charge are duly presented, not merely to read the same to the jury, but to distinctly inform them that such requests are correct propositions of law to be considered along with the other instructions given in the case. When, however, in a particular instance, several requests were handed to the judge and by him simply read to the jury without expressly giving the same in charge, the omission to do this will not be held cause for a new trial, if it appears that all of the requests save one were, so far as legal and pertinent,…