Legal Opinion

Richter v. Cathy

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided August 30, 1913No. 4671Published

Action for damages; from city court of Madison — Judge Anderson. January 11, 1913.

1Opinion of the CourtRussell, J.

1. Tlie court erred in instructing the jury that they could believe the witness or witnesses who had the best opportunity of knowing the facts about which they testified and the least inducement to swear falsely, without qualifying this instruction by the proviso: “if the witnesses are of equal credibility.” Wood v. State, 1 Ga. App. 685 (58 S. E. 271); Lawrence v. State, 10 Ga. App. 786 (74 S. E. 300); Nashville &c. R. Co. v. Hubble, 139 Ga. 300 (76 S. E. 1009).

2. In Fortune v. Braswell, 139 Ga. 609 (77 S. E. 818), the Supreme Court decided that sections 3712 and 3713 of the Civil Code, upon…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Wood v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1907
  2. Fortune v. BraswellSupreme Court of Georgia · 1913
  3. Lawrence v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1912
  4. Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis Railway v. HubbleSupreme Court of Georgia · 1913
  5. First National Bank v. JonesCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1913

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