Roddy v. Stansbury

1. It is a general rule that a verdict in favor of the defendant will not be set aside on account of an error in the charge of the court which relates only to the amount of the recovery, since, in view of the finding of the jury in favor of the defendant, such an error must generally be regarded as harmless. Barman v. Seaboard Air-Line Ry. Co., 33 Ga. App. 315, 324 (125 S. E. 891) ; Southwest Georgia Development Co. v. Griffin, 38 Ga. App. 276 (143 S. E. 784) ; Carstarphen v. Central of Ga. Ry. Co., 8 Ga. App. 162 (68 S. E. 848).

2. In the instant suit by the purchaser of an automobile, for…