Legal Opinion

Overstreet v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided July 29, 1925No. 16631Published

1Opinion of the CourtBloodwoktii, J.

“Where section 5751 of the Civil Code of 1910, as to the relative weight of positive and negative testimony, is applicable, it is error for the court to give that section in charge to the jury without further instructing them, in the same connection, that in weighing-such testimony they should take into consideration the credibility of the witnesses. See Georgia Ry. & Power Co. v. Pounds, 20 Ga. App. 201 (92 S. E. 1026), and eases cited.” McDuffie v. State, 24 Ga. App. 653 (101 S. E. 812). See also Sou. Ry. Co. v. O’Bryan, 115 Ga. 660 (1) (42 S. E. 42), and Carter v. State, ante, 230.

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2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Southern Railway Co. v. O'BryanSupreme Court of Georgia · 1902
  2. Georgia Railway & Power Co. v. PoundsCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1917
  3. McDuffie v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1920

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