Legal Opinion

Thomas v. Bishop

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided July 23, 1917No. 8544PublishedCited by 1 opinion

Complaint; from city court of Sandersville—Judge Jordan. January 22, 1917.

1Opinion of the CourtBloodwoeth, J.

The defendant having filed a plea in which he admitted a prima facie case in favor of the plaintiff, and having filed additional pleas under which he submitted evidence, and from which it appears that, giving to him the benefit of the most favorable view of the evidence and of all legitimate inferences therefrom, a verdict against him was demanded, the court did not err in directing a verdict for the plaintiff. Tarver v. Park, ante, 87 (92 S. E. 552); Civil Code of 1910, § 5526; Fitzgerald v. Reid, 7 Ga. App. 323 (66 S. E.. 813) ; Blackburn v. Woodward, 128 Ga, 226 (57 S. E. 318) ; Skinner v.…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Sanders Manufacturing Co. v. Dollar Savings BankSupreme Court of Georgia · 1900
  2. Skinner v. BraswellSupreme Court of Georgia · 1906
  3. Blackburn v. WoodwardSupreme Court of Georgia · 1907
  4. Fitzgerald v. ReidCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1910
  5. Tarver v. ParkCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1917

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Wilson v. WilsonCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1918

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