Sheffield v. Lewis

246 Ga. 19 (1980)

268 S.E.2d 615

SHEFFIELD et al.

v.

LEWIS et al.

35762.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Argued February 11, 1980.

Decided May 27, 1980.

Rehearing Denied June 11, 1980.

P. Joseph McGee, for appellants.

M. Cook Barwick, Gary L. Seacrest, R. M. Bernhardt, D. W. Latimore, Jr., James T. Perry, for appellees.

BOWLES, Justice.

This case involved a suit on a note against multiple defendants. Defendant Lewis was represented by one attorney while other defendants were represented by another. At trial Lewis' attorney objected to sharing the three peremptory strikes allocated the defense, stating that "our…