Owen v. Palmour

In one ground of the motion for a new trial complaint is made that the court erred in refusing to direct a verdict for the plaintiff. It has been held that this court will in no case overrule as erroneous a refusal to direct a verdict. Western & Atlantic Railroad Company v. Callaway, 111 Ga. 889 (2). In the present case it appeared that after the plaintiff’s evidence had been concluded the defendant offered in evidence a record which was excluded,and then announced thathe had no further testimonyto offer. At this point the motion to direct a verdict was made. The record further shows,…