Sappington v. Bell
Supreme Court of Georgia
Equitable petition. Before Judge Lumpkin. Fulton superior court. September 25, 1901.
1Opinion of the CourtJTish, J.
1. A jury in arriving at a conclusion upon disputed issues of fact may believe a part of the testimony of a witness or witnesses, and reject another part thereof, it being their duty to ascertain the truth of the case from the opinion they entertain of all the evidence submitted for their consideration.
2. Where a petition sets up separate and distinct demands against the defendant and embraces prayers for alternative relief, it is not prejudicial to the plaintiff for the court to frame its instructions accordingly ; and the more especially is this so when the plaintiff insists that both…
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