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Rountree v. NeelyRountree v. Neely

Supreme Court of Georgia
Dec 13, 1917
No. 160
Reporters:
, ,
Before:
Hill
Hill, J.

1. The grounds of the motion for a new ‍​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌‍trial which except to the failure of the court to give certain specific instructions to the jury are without ‍​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌‍merit. The general charge covered the issues in the ease, though in some respects but meagerly; and if more ‍​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌‍specific instructions were desired upon certain issues, a timely request therefor, should have been made. ’

2. The evidence ‍​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌‍was sufficient to authorize the verdict, and the court -did . not err in denying the motion for a ‍​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌‍new trial.

Judgment affirmed.

All the Justices concur, except Gilbert, J., disqualified.

Case Details

Case Name: Rountree v. Neely
Court Name: Supreme Court of Georgia
Date Published: Dec 13, 1917
Citations: 147 Ga. 435; 94 S.E. 542; 1917 Ga. LEXIS 240; No. 160
Docket Number: No. 160
Court Abbreviation: Ga.
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