McIntire v. Tyson
Supreme Court of Georgia
New trial. Practice in the Superior Court. Before Judge Chisholm. City Court of Savannah. July Term, 1875. Reported in the opinion.
1Opinion of the Court
Jackson, Judge.
1. In this case the city court granted a new trial. We will not control its discretion in granting it on the ground that the evidence is decidedly against the verdict. No great harm can be done. Besides, we think the verdict is against the weight of the evidence, though perhaps the verdict could be sustained.
2. A motion was made to dismiss the motion for a new trial because no rule nisi had been granted. The plaintiffs in error, after the lost papers had been established, waived service of the rule nisi. The object of the rule nisi was to bring them before the court. After they…
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