19 Ga. App. 192 | Ga. Ct. App. | 1917
1. The increase of all animals follow the condition of the mother and belong to the owner of the mother at the time of birth. Civil Code, § 3651. Under this section of the code tne plaintiff was entitled to recover not only the bitch .which was wrongfully taken from his possession, but also the puppies afterwards born of her.
¿2.. Jurors are not absolutely bound by opinion testimony as to +hp value of property sued for, although such testimony may not be contradicted by any other evidence in the case. Jennings v. Stripling, 127 Ga. 778 (56 S. E. 1026) ; Bonds v. Brown, 133 Ga. 451 (66 S. E. 156) ; Martin v. Martin, 135 Ga. 162 (68 S. E. 1095; Graham v. Graham, 137 Ga. 668 (74 S. E. 426) ; McCarthy v. Lazarus, 137 Ga. 282 (73 S. E. 493) ; Southern Ry. Co. v. Lowe, 139 Ga. 362 (77 S. E. 44) ; Morris Storage Co. v. Wilkes, 1 Ga. App. 751 (58 S. E. 232) ; Minchew v. Nahunta Lumber Co., 5 Ga. App. 154 (62 S. E. 716). In this case the sole evidence as to the value of the property sued for was the following testimony given by the plaintiff: “The said dog and puppies
Judgment reversed.