Atlantic Coast Line Railroad v. Bennett
Court of Appeals of Georgia
1Opinion of the CourtJenkins, P. J.
1. Where the only assignment of error in a petition for certiorari is that the verdict was contrary to law, as being without evidence to support it, and contrary to the weight of the evidence, it is not the duty of the judge of the superior court to sanction the certiorari, “if there is a legal adequacy of testimony to support” the verdict, “and if the weight of the testimony is not so strongly against the correctness of the finding as that, if on final hearing the answer supported the petition, the judge would feel the interests of justice required a new trial.” A judgment of the judge of…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Atlantic Coast Line Railroad v. WhitakerCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1911
- Little v. City of JeffersonCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1911
- Crawford v. JonesCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1921
- Southern Railway Co. v. HarrellSupreme Court of Georgia · 1904
- Wells v. McMahonCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1921
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3Cited by1 opinion
- Atlantic Coast Line Railroad v. PaulkCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1924