Legal Opinion

Hill v. Overstreet

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided July 24, 1922No. 12637PublishedCited by 1 opinion

Complaint; from Pulaski superior court — Judge Graham. May 21, 1921.

1Opinion of the Court

Stephen,s, J.

1. The alleged newly discovered evidence being in the nature of extrajudicial statements by one of the parties, made in' casual conversation, and not favored as ground for a new trial (Erskine v. Duffy, 70 Ga. 602 (5), 611), and besides, being merely cumulative and impeaching and likely on another trial to produce a different result, the court did not abuse its discretion in overruling the defendant’s motion 'for a new trial based upon this ground.

2. The evidence authorized the verdict rendered.

Judgment affirmed.

2ConcurrenceJenkins, P. J.

Complaint; from Pulaski superior court — Judge Graham. May 21, 1921.…

3Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Heard v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1883

4Cited by1 opinion

  1. Jones v. Knightstown Body Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1936

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