Legal Opinion

SCHOLLE ATLANTA CORPORATION v. Nealy

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided November 19, 1964No. 40739PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Bell, Presiding Judge.

Ground 6 of the motion for new trial assigns error on certain portions of the court’s instructions to the jury on the ground that the charge was argumentative in that it unduly stressed the contentions of the plaintiff, and plaintiff’s contentions were charged with such repetition and frequency as to convey to the jury the impression that the court was of the opinion that the plaintiff should prevail. “If, as here, the pleadings of the plaintiff are fuller than those of the defendant, the natural consequence is that the court may devote more time in stating the pleadings…

2Cases cited24 opinions

  1. Miller v. ColemanSupreme Court of Georgia · 1957
  2. Richter v. Atlantic CompanyCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1941
  3. East Tenn., Va. & Ga. Railway Co. v. MarkensSupreme Court of Georgia · 1891
  4. Mendel v. PinkardCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1963
  5. Beadles v. BowenCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1962

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3Cited by9 opinions

  1. Isom v. SchettinoCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1973
  2. Wendlandt v. Shepherd Construction Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1986
  3. Security Development & Investment Co. v. WilliamsonCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1965
  4. Stroud v. WillinghamCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1972
  5. Holcomb v. KirbyCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1968

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