Foster v. Jones
Court of Appeals of Georgia
1Opinion of the CourtMacIntyre, J.
1. “Where a plaintiff in a civil ease supports his action solely bv circumstantial evidence, before he is authorized to have a verdict in his favor the testimony must be such as to reasonably establish the theory relied upon, and to preponderate to that theory, rather than to any other reasonable hypothesis.” Georgia Railway & Electric Co. v. Harris, 1 Ga. App. 714 (57 S. E. 1076).
2. “When a plaintiff’s right to recover depended upon the establishment of a particular fact, and the only proof offered for this purpose was circumstantial evidence from which the existence of such fact might be…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Georgia Railway & Electric Co. v. HarrisCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1907
- Frazier v. Georgia Railroad & Banking Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1899
- Neill v. HillCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1924
- Penn Mutual Life Insurance v. BlountCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1929
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