McKinney v. Pitts

Eberhardt, Judge.

This was a personal injury action arising out of an auto-truck collision. The jury found for the defendant. The plaintiff moved for a new trial on the general grounds and three special grounds. The motion was overruled and plaintiff excepts. Held:

1. The general grounds are not argued and are therefore abandoned.

2. A charge giving the improper measure of damages for plaintiff’s recovery is harmless where there is a verdict for the defendant. Carter v. Hutchinson, 106 Ga. App. 68 (1) (126 SE2d 458); Patillo v. Thompson, 106 Ga. App. 808 (6) (128 SE2d 656).

3. Plaintiff objected…