Legal Opinion

Southern Railway Co. v. Phillips

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided December 9, 1903PublishedCited by 3 opinions

Action for' damages. Before Judge Bartlett. Haralson superior court. August 1, 1903.

1Opinion of the CourtTuknek, J.

1. This court having heretofore finally adjudicated, not only that the plaintiff’s petition set forth a cause of action (114 Ga. 284), but also that the evidence relied on by him in support thereof warranted a recovery of damages (112 Ga. 197), and there having been at the last trial of the case, upon substantially the same evidence, a verdict in his favor, the trial judge did not abuse his discretion in overruling such of the grounds of the defendant’s motion for a new trial as complained that the verdict was contrary to the evidence and to certain specified charges of the court.

2. There was…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Phillips v. Southern Railway Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1900
  2. Phillips v. Southern Railway Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1901

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Fluker v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1937
  2. Atlantic Greyhound Corp. v. AustinCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1945
  3. Rivers v. BrownSupreme Court of Georgia · 1945

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