Legal Opinion

Rambo v. Goldin

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided May 14, 1926No. 16731PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Jenkins, R. J.

1. “This court, by the constitutional amendment creating it, is limited in jurisdiction to the correction of errors of law alone, and therefore has no power to grant a new trial on the ground that the verdict is strongly contrary to the weight of the evidence, if there is any evidence at all to support it.” Edge v. Thomas, 9 Ga. App. 559 (71 S. E. 875). The constitutional amendment of 1916 in no wise changed this rule.

2. The defendant swore positively to a state of facts which, if believed by the jury, would authorize a verdict in his favor. This court can not say as a matter of…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Travelers Insurance v. SheppardSupreme Court of Georgia · 1890
  2. Edge v. ThomasCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1911

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Giordano v. Federal Land BankCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1982
  2. Fulcher v. FulcherCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1947

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