Legal Opinion
Haughton v. Judsen
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided September 14, 1967No. 42972PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Eberharbt, Judge.
Was the verdict void because of its form? True enough, the form used by the jury was not one to which we have been accustomed in civil cases; rather, it is the form generally used in criminal cases. But this is not enough to invalidate the verdict if by inspection or by a reasonable construction we may apprehend its intendment. Code § 110-105.
In these cases the defendant was charged with specific acts of negligence, and in order to recover it was incumbent upon the plaintiffs to demonstrate to the satisfaction of the jury that he had been guilty of one or more of them. The…
2Cases cited22 opinions
- Merchants' Bank v. RawlsSupreme Court of Georgia · 1849
- Meador v. Dollar Savings BankSupreme Court of Georgia · 1876
- Ambrose v. AllenCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1931
- Walter v. Louisville Railway Co.Court of Appeals of Kentucky · 1912
- Peoples Bank v. Exchange BankSupreme Court of Georgia · 1904
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3Cited by33 opinions
- West v. NodvinCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1990
- Firestone Tire & Rubber Co. v. PinyanCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1980
- West Georgia Pulpwood & Timber Co. v. StephensCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1973
- NEDA Construction Co. v. JenkinsCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1976
- Department of Transportation v. Hillside Motors, Inc.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1989
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