Legal Opinion

Sheffield v. Lewis

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided October 2, 1979No. 58380PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Shulman, Judge.

This is an appeal from suit on a note which resulted in a judgment for the defendant Lewis.

1. The appellants enumerate as error the trial judge’s excusing a juror for cause. There being no contention that the jury which was finally selected was not competent and unbiased, the allowing of a challenge for cause affords no ground for complaint. "This court held in Rucker v. State, 135 Ga. App. 468, 470 (218 SE2d 146), 'A party is entitled to an array of impartial jurors to which he may direct his peremptory challenges. To this a party is entitled as of right. But granted this, a…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Grasham v. Southern Railway Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1965
  2. Foster v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1978
  3. Rucker v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1975
  4. City of Gainesville v. PritchettCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1973
  5. Bridges v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1978

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3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Sheffield v. LewisSupreme Court of Georgia · 1980
  2. Batson-Cook Co. v. Burlington-Northern, Inc.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1980
  3. Integrity Insurance v. DudneyDistrict Court, M.D. Tennessee · 1990
  4. Sheffield v. LewisCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1980
  5. Sheffield v. LewisSupreme Court of Georgia · 1980

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