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Gilbert v. FairclothGilbert v. Faircloth

Supreme Court of Georgia
Apr 10, 1923
No. 3318
Reporters:
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Before:
Russell
Russell, C. J.

1. A ground of a motion ■ for a new trial complaining of ‍‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‍the admission or rejection of evidence must be complete in itself or in connection with exhibits attached to the motion. The Supreme Court will not look to any other ‍‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‍part of the record to make perfect an incomplete assignment of error in a motion for a new trial. Central of Georgia Railway Co. v. MeClifford, 120 Ga. 90 (47 S. E. 590). ., The foregoing ‍‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‍principle applying to several of the assignments of error, they will not be considered.

2. In such assignments of error as are properly presented there is no material error in ‍‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‍any of the rulings of the court; and the court did not err in the instructions of which complaint is made. The evidence warranted the verdict, and it was ‍‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‍not error to overrule the mo-

tion for a new trial. Judgment affirmed.

All of the Justices concur.

Case Details

Case Name: Gilbert v. Faircloth
Court Name: Supreme Court of Georgia
Date Published: Apr 10, 1923
Citations: 155 Ga. 388; 117 S.E. 246; 1923 Ga. LEXIS 75; No. 3318
Docket Number: No. 3318
Court Abbreviation: Ga.
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