66 Ga. 367 | Ga. | 1881
M. P. Galceran brought suit against the defendants in a justice court, on a note made by James Noble, Jr., as maker, and Payne, Graves & Co., as indorsers; note dated 31st November, 1865, and due one day after date, payable to Payne, Graves & Co., or order. An appeal was taken to the superior court. The defendants, Payne, Graves & Co., denied the indorsement, and if made, alleged it was made in blank, and was only for collection, and not to make themselves liable as indorsers. On the trial of the cause on the appeal, the jury, under the charge of the court and evidence submitted, found for the defendants, the indorsers; whereupon the plaintiff made a motion for a new trial in said case, upon the following grounds:
(2) . For not excluding the answers to all the interrogatories of Noble, because he refused to answer the fourth cross-interrogatory.
(3) . Because the court erred in charging the jury, “ the defendants claim the indorsement was made only to pass the title to the paper which may be shown by verbal proof.”
(4) . Because the court, being requested to give his charge in writing, read several sections of the Code to the jury, and the parts so read are not mentioned in his charge.
(5) . Because the verdict is contrary to law and charge of the court.
(6) . Because the court erred in not excluding the answers of Lewis E. Graves, one of the defendants, on the ground that the cross interrogatories were not fully answered.
The motion for a new trial was overruled on all the grounds taken, and plaintiff excepted.
Let the judgment of the court below be affirmed.