134 Ga. 482 | Ga. | 1910
1. On direct examination a witness was asked: “Did you
have any information in the early part of the year 1902 to the effect that John Walker had escaped from the penitentiary?” On objection .the court-refused to allow the question to be answered. In an exception to this ruling it was not stated that the counsel informed the court what
3. Under the doctrines announced in the cases of Wilson v. Allen, 108 Ga. 275 (33 S. E. 975), and Murchison v. Green, 128 Ga. 339 (57 S. E. 709, 2 L. R. A. (N. S.) 702), the evidence was not of such character as authorized the judge to direct a verdict in favor of the applicant. For other eases see note to Smith v. Fuller (Iowa), 16 L. R. A. (N. S.), 98.
Judgment reversed.