Ransone v. Christian
Supreme Court of Georgia
Libel. Justification. Damages. Evidence. Recoupment. Christian brought case against Ransone for $25,000 00 damages, alleged to have been sustained by tbe plaintiff by reason of tbe following libelous publication by the defendant; “Oakland, May 29th, 1871. “Dr. Sope II. Christian: I have not before this jxirsucd tbe course I now adopt, because a misconstruction of my motives might have prejudiced some member of the jury in your favor.
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Libel. Justification. Damages. Evidence. Recoupment. Christian brought case against Ransone for $25,000 00 damages, alleged to have been sustained by tbe plaintiff by reason of tbe following libelous publication by the defendant; “Oakland, May 29th, 1871. “Dr. Sope II. Christian: I have not before this jxirsucd tbe course I now adopt, because a misconstruction of my motives might have prejudiced some member of the jury in your favor. During the term of the Superior Court held in Blakely, April, 1870, where, in a set speech made to a jury of your neighbors by Judge Clarke, you were pronounced…
1Opinion of the Court
McCa*f, Judge.
Were we perfectly satisfied with the rulings of the Court on the trial of this case, and with his charge, to the jury, we should not interfere with the verdict. Our Code, (1873,) sections 2947, 3067, gives, in express terms, to the jury large discretion in such cases, and the Courts ought not to interfere with the finding, unless it be so grossly contrary to what is proper as to leave the impression that there was undue bias, prejudice or mistake. But for this very reason it should appear that there was no error in the Court calculated to affect the verdict.
In ordinary cases,…
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