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Toole v. JonesToole v. Jones

Court of Appeals of Georgia
Nov 22, 1916
7674
Reporters:
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Before:
Broyles
Broyles, J.

In this case the motion for a new trial contained only ‍​​​​​​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌​​​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‍the usual general grounds. There was some slight evidence authorizing the verdict; and, the verdict having been approved by the trial judge, under ‍​​​​​​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌​​​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‍the repeated and uniform rulings of this court and of the Supreme Court a reviewing court is powerless to interfere. When the verdict ‍​​​​​​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌​​​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‍is apparently decidedly against the weight of the evidence, the trial judge has a wide discretion as to granting or refusing a new ‍​​​​​​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌​​​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‍trial; but whenever there is any evidence, however slight, ¡to support a verdict’which has been approved by the trial judge, this court is ‍​​​​​​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌​​​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‍absolutely without authority to control the judgment of the trial court.

Judgment affirmed.

Case Details

Case Name: Toole v. Jones
Court Name: Court of Appeals of Georgia
Date Published: Nov 22, 1916
Citations: 19 Ga. App. 24; 90 S.E. 732; 1916 Ga. App. LEXIS 16; 7674
Docket Number: 7674
Court Abbreviation: Ga. Ct. App.
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