Legal Opinion

Cagle v. Bell

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided September 6, 1947No. 15889PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

1. A ground of a motion for new trial alleging error in an instruction to the jury, but failing to set forth, either literally or in substance, the language complained of, does not present any question for decision as to error in the charge of the court. Page v. Brown, 192 Ga. 398, 400 (5) (15 S.E.2d 506).

2. Aside from two insufficient assignments of error on the charge of the court, as described above, the allegations in the amendment to the motion for a new trial were mere elaborations of the general grounds as contained in the original motion, and therefore the question as to correctness…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Page v. BrownSupreme Court of Georgia · 1941
  2. Peagler v. HueySupreme Court of Georgia · 1936
  3. Cooper v. BowenSupreme Court of Georgia · 1913
  4. Lokey v. MalcomCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1936
  5. Roberts v. IveySupreme Court of Georgia · 1879

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3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Cagle v. PMC Development Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1975
  2. Cagle v. PMC Development Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1975

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