Legal Opinion
ALDWORTH CO., INC. v. England
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided October 30, 2006No. S06G0310, S06G0439PublishedCited by 38 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SEARS, Chief Justice.
We granted certiorari in these cases to consider whether a party waives her right to contest the sufficiency of the evidence on appeal by failing to move for a directed verdict on that ground at trial. We conclude that the failure to move for a directed verdict bars the party from contending on appeal that she is entitled to a judgment as a matter of law because of insufficient evidence, but that it does not bar her from contending that she is entitled to a new trial on that ground.
1. These cases stem from a road rage incident involving a truck driver, Ricky Barron,…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- Thaddeus C. Pulla, Appellant/cross-Appellee v. Amoco Oil Company, Appellee/cross-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1996
- Simon, II v. NavonCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1995
- Whitehead v. Food Max of Mississippi, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1998
- Gilman Paper Company v. JamesSupreme Court of Georgia · 1975
- Preferred Risk Insurance v. BoykinCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1985
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3Cited by38 opinions
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