John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance v. Davis

1. A charge by the court to a jury as follows: “Gentlemen, take this ease as it has been presented to you from the witness stand, and see what the facts are, and make your verdict,” is error, when the evidence for the complainant consists of documentary evidence and depositions as well as testimony from witnesses on the witness stand. See McLean v. Clark, 47 Ga. 24 (12); Bowden v. Achor, 95 Ga. 243 (22 S. E. 254) ; Myers v. State, 97 Ga. 76 (25 S. E. 252) ; Byrd v. Byrd, 22 Ga. App. 354 (96 S. E. 10) ; English v. Poole, 31 Ga. App. 581 (121 S. E. 589); Atlanta Gas-Light Co. v. Cook, 35 Ga.…