Legal Opinion
Tanner v. Louisville & Nashville Railroad
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided September 22, 1932No. 21823PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtStephens, J.
1. Whatever may be the true rule applicable upon a review of the first grant of a new trial where the new trial was granted upon a special ground, it is nevertheless true that when a first new trial has been granted expressly upon the ground that the verdict is contrary to law and without evidence to support it, this court will affirm the judgment where the verdict rendered was not as a matter of law demanded. Rowe v. Twiggs County, 152 Ga. 548 (110 S. E. 303) ; Cox v. Grady, 132 Ga. 368 (64 S. E. 262) ; Weinkle v. Brunswick &c. R. Co., 107 Ga. 367 (33 S. E. 471) ; Gresham v. Lee, 28 Ga. App.…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Weinkle & Sons v. Brunswick & Western RailroadSupreme Court of Georgia · 1899
- Cox v. GradySupreme Court of Georgia · 1909
- Southern Railway Co. v. TaylorSupreme Court of Georgia · 1912
- Rowe Bros. Motor Express Co. v. Twiggs CountySupreme Court of Georgia · 1922
- Gresham v. LeeCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1922
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Southern Railway Co. v. CowanCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1936
- Southern Ry. Co. v. RobertsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1953