WOMACK Et Al. v. JOHNSON
Court of Appeals of Georgia
1Opinion of the Court
Ellington, Presiding Judge.
Michael Womack and Geston Womack brought this action in the Superior Court of Polk County against Wendi Spain Johnson, as administratrix of the estate of Jerry Floyd Spain to collect an alleged debt arising from the Womacks’ and Spain’s joint farming operation. A jury found in favor of Spain’s estate, and the Womacks appeal, contending that the trial court erred in denying their motion for a mistrial, which was based on allegedly improper conduct by Johnson’s counsel during his opening statement. For the following reasons, we affirm.
During his opening statement,…
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