Brothers v. Horne
Supreme Court of Georgia
Trover. Before Judge Fite. Whitfield superior court. August 26, 1912.
1Opinion of the CourtFish, C. J.
1. “In all civil eases the preponderance .of testimony is considered sufficient to produce mental conviction. In criminal cases a greater strength of mental conviction is held necessary to justify a verdict of guilty.” Civil Code, § 5730.
(а) Trover being a civil case, a preponderance of evidence in favor of the plaintiff is sufficient to authorize a recovery, although the contention of the plaintiff be that the defendant came into possession of the property sued for by committing a crime. Atlanta, Journal v. Mayson, 92 Ga. 640 (18 S. E. 1010, 44 Am. St. R. 104); Drakeford v. Adams, 98 Ga. 722…
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