Georgia Power Co. v. Puckett

Graham, Judge.

The case came to this court on certiorari from the Court of Appeals, the defendant complaining that the Court of Appeals erred in affirming the overruling of the motion for new trial on the grounds that the verdict was contrary to the evidence, and that'the trial judge failed, on timely objection, to rebuke and sufficiently instruct the jury not to consider alleged improper argument for the plaintiff; and also on the refusal to grant a mistrial in the case. The argument complained of was as follows:

*387In the opening argument the plaintiff’s attorney said to the jury: "The ease at…