Jacobus v. Wood
Supreme Court of Georgia
Yerdict. Master and servant. Contracts. Evidence. Pleadings. Charge of court. Costs. Practice. Before Judge Roberts. Pulaski superior court. May term, 1889. Reported in the decision.
1Opinion of the Court
Simmons, Justice.
Wood sued Jacobus for damages, alleging that the defendant had discharged him without due cause on February 1st, 1884, after having employed him as a clerk for the year from August 1st, 1883, to August 1st, 1884, at the monthly rate of $75.00. On the trial of the case, the jury found a verdict in favor of Wood. Defendant moved for a new trial upon the several grounds stated in his motion, which the court overruled, and he excepted.
1. The first three grounds taken in the motion are the usual ones, that the verdict was contrary to law and the evidence, etc. The main issue under…
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