Orr & Hunter v. Garabold
Supreme Court of Georgia
Evidence. Verdict. Nonsuit. Charge of court. Negligence. Practice. Before T. S. Mell, Esq., judge pro hac vice. City court of Clarke county. September term, 1889. The nature of the action will appear from the report of the testimony. Eor the plaintiff, in chief, it appeared that about dark he was going down Lumpkin street in the city of Athens, intending to cross the street. Three drays or cotton-wagons came rapidly down the street, and he stopped until they passed.
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Evidence. Verdict. Nonsuit. Charge of court. Negligence. Practice. Before T. S. Mell, Esq., judge pro hac vice. City court of Clarke county. September term, 1889. The nature of the action will appear from the report of the testimony. Eor the plaintiff, in chief, it appeared that about dark he was going down Lumpkin street in the city of Athens, intending to cross the street. Three drays or cotton-wagons came rapidly down the street, and he stopped until they passed. He then started across. When he got a little way into the street another dray came rapidly down, and he tried to get out of the…
1Opinion of the Court
Blandford, Justice.
1. A verdict having been rendered in favor of the defendant in error against the plaintiffs in error, a motion was made for a new trial upon the ordinary and general grounds in such motions, that the verdict was contrary to law, contrary to the evidence, strongly and decidedly against the weight of the evidence and the principles of law. We think the verdict is in accordance with the law as applicable to the facts of this case, and that the finding of the jury is sustained by the evidence.
2. The 4th ground of the motion is that the court erred in refusing to grant a nonsuit…
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