McRae v. Boykin
Court of Appeals of Georgia
1Opinion of the CourtSutton, J.
William G. McRae brought suit against John A. Boykin for alleged libel. The defendant answered and filed a counter-claim, based on alleged libelous statements of the plaintiff concerning him, which he alleged had damaged him. The case proceeded to trial before a jury and the trial resulted in a verdict for the defendant for $1,000. Plaintiff made no motion for new trial, but sued out a writ of error direct to this court, assigning error upon certain rulings, orders, and charges of the court, as being necessarily controlling upon the final verdict and judgment in the case. No brief of the…
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2Cases cited104 opinions
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