Phillips v. Georgia Railway & Power Co.

1. In a suit, for damages against a railroad company, where, under the facts of the case, the only contested issues were the liability of the defendant and the amount of the damage inflicted by it, and a verdict in favor of the defendant was returned, a charge of the court calculated to affect the finding of the jury on the question of the amount of damages only, and not calculated to affect their finding upon the question of the defendant’s liability or non-liability, will not require a new trial, whether erroneous or not. Edwards v. Block, 73 Ga. 450 (3); McBride v. Georgia Ry. &c. Co., 125…