White v. Hammond
Supreme Court of Georgia
New Trial. Evidence. Verdict. Before Judge Brown. Cherokee Superior Court. August Term, 1886. Dr. J. F. Hammond brought complaint against T. M. White, administrator of Mrs. Mary M. Allen, deceased, on an open account containing numerous items, some for visits and treatment, some for medicine, and a number for visits and medicine, aggregating $85; also on an account for visits, treatment and medicines for Mrs. Allen’s minor daughter, bringing the total to $103. The defendant…
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New Trial. Evidence. Verdict. Before Judge Brown. Cherokee Superior Court. August Term, 1886. Dr. J. F. Hammond brought complaint against T. M. White, administrator of Mrs. Mary M. Allen, deceased, on an open account containing numerous items, some for visits and treatment, some for medicine, and a number for visits and medicine, aggregating $85; also on an account for visits, treatment and medicines for Mrs. Allen’s minor daughter, bringing the total to $103. The defendant pleaded the general issue and payment. On the trial, the plaintiff introduced two physicians, who testified to the…
1Opinion of the Court
Bleckley, Chief Justice.
This case presents no legal question, simply a question of fact; and we dispose of it in this brief summary as a complete opinion:
The credit of witnesses is for the jury. If the jury believed the plaintiff’s witnesses, the verdict was not without evidence to support it. In construing and applying testimony, reasonable inferences and deductions may be made, and conclusions may be reached that lie quite beyond the mere letter of the evidence.
Judgment affirmed.
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