Hornsby v. Davis

Hall, Judge.

The defendant assigns error on the judgment of the trial court granting the plaintiff’s motion for a new trial. The ground upon which the court granted a new trial was that the verdict for $1.00 in favor of the plaintiff, was so small and grossly inadequate as to justify the inference of gross mistake or undue bias. This ground is not specifically provided for in the Georgia Code (Code Title 70). Code § 70-208 provides: “In all applications for a new trial on other grounds, not provided for in this Code, the presiding judge must exercise a sound legal discretion in granting or…