Cobb v. Coffey

Jul 17, 1919
No. 1190
Reporters:
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Before:
Hill
Hill, J.

1. The assignment of error, complaining of the refusal of the ‍​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‍judge to allow a witness on direct examination to answer a question, which fails to specify what the witness would have testified ‍​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‍had he been permitted to answer the question, is insufficient to present any question for decision. Rogers v. Condon, 144 Ga. 390 (3) (87 S. E. 397); Featherston v. American National Bank, 146 Ga. 13 ‍​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‍(90 S. E. 282).

2. Applying the principles announced in the former rulings in this case the court did not err, under the, ‍​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‍pleadings and evidence, in granting a non-suit. Coffey v. Cobb, 140 Ga. 661 (79 S. E. 568); s. c. 143 Ga. 539 (85 S. E. 693); s. c. 146 Ga. 689 ‍​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‍(92 S. E. 57); Cobb v. Coffey, 148 Ga. 101 (95 S. E. 966).

Judgment affirmed.

All the Justices concur.