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Henslee v. HarperHenslee v. Harper

Supreme Court of Georgia
Dec 11, 1918
No. 1003
Reporters:
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Before:
Beck
Beck, P. J.

1. Assignments of error upon the admission of evidence, in order to avail the plaintiff in error here, must show, not only in what ‍​​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​‌​​​‍respects the evidence admitted was objectionable, but that this objection was urged at the time of the admission of the evidence; and it is not sufficient in a ground of a motion for a new trial to state that the court committed error “in admitting in evidence, over objection of movants,” certain ‍​​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​‌​​​‍specified evidence, and then, after stating the evidence admitted, to allege that it was error to admit this evidence because it was incompetent for certain specified reasons. Such a recital in a ground of a motion for a new trial does not show that the ground upon which the evidence was ‍​​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​‌​​​‍objectionable was urged at the time the evidence was offered. The numerous grounds of the fnotion for a new trial complaining of the admission of testimony are insufficient to raise any question here, for the reason indicated.

2. A large part of the evidence incorporated in the brief of evidence is made ‍​​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​‌​​​‍up of numerous lengthy documents which are set out in full in the record; no attempt being made to abbreviate or brief them as required by law. This being true, this court, as it has frequently ruled, will not undertake to pass upon the assignments of error requiring a consideration of the ‍​​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​‌​​​‍evidence. It will be presumed that there was sufficient evidence to authorize the verdict. Wall v. Mercer, 119 Ga. 346 (46 S. E. 420); Hathcock v. McGouirk, 119 Ga. 973 (47 S. E. 563). Judgment affirmed.

All the Justices concur.

Case Details

Case Name: Henslee v. Harper
Court Name: Supreme Court of Georgia
Date Published: Dec 11, 1918
Citations: 148 Ga. 621; 97 S.E. 667; 1918 Ga. LEXIS 467; No. 1003
Docket Number: No. 1003
Court Abbreviation: Ga.
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