Case Name: Georgia Savings Bank & Trust Company et al v. Marshall
Court: Supreme Court of Georgia
Jurisdiction: Georgia
Decision Date: 1950-10-09
Citations: 207 Ga. 314
Docket Number: No. 17198
Parties: Georgia Savings Bank & Trust Company et al v. Marshall.
Judges: All the Justices concur.
Reporter: Georgia Reports
Volume: 207
Pages: 314–317

Head Matter:
Georgia Savings Bank & Trust Company et al v. Marshall.
No. 17198.
October 9, 1950.

Opinion:
Head, Justice.
1. "Every fact or circumstance serving to elucidate or throw light upon the issue being tried, constitutes proper evidence in the case." Sample v. Lipscomb, 18 Ga. 687; Walker v. Roberts, 20 Ga. 15; Alexander v. State, 7 Ga. App. 89 (66 S. E. 274).
2. The evidence excluded, if believed by the jury, would have authorized a finding that the defendant in error had admitted execution of the deed alleged by him to be a forgery. Code, § 38-403. The testimony excluded contradicted the testimony of the defendant in error as to the execution of the deed.
3. The weight and sufficiency of evidence is solely a matter for the jury, and any relevant testimony which logically tends to prove, or disprove, any material fact at issue in the case should not be excluded from the jury's consideration.
Judgment reversed.
All the Justices concur.
Grant, Wiggins, Grizzard & Smith, for plaintiffs in error.
Bill A. Shirley, Alton T. Milam, and Gordon A. Smith, contra.