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Maddox v. JonesMaddox v. Jones

Supreme Court of Georgia
Feb 15, 1917
Reporters:
, ,
Before:
Fish
Fish, C. J.

1. The grounds of the amendment to the motion ‍​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‍for new trial, which complained of the omission, without request, to instruct the jury on the mental capacity of witnesses, and ‍​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‍as to the amount of evidence necessary to support a verdict for the propounder, were not meritorious.

2. The ground of the ‍​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‍motion for new trial based on alleged newly discovered evidence did not comply with the requirements of the statute on that ‍​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‍subject, as-set forth in the Civil Code, § 6086.

3. The evidence was sufficient to support the verdict finding in favor of the ‍​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‍caveators against the establishment of the will.

Judgment affirmed.

Ail the. Justices concur.

Case Details

Case Name: Maddox v. Jones
Court Name: Supreme Court of Georgia
Date Published: Feb 15, 1917
Citations: 146 Ga. 504; 91 S.E. 542; 1917 Ga. LEXIS 365
Court Abbreviation: Ga.
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