Case Name: Branson v. Townsand
Court: Court of Appeals of Georgia
Jurisdiction: Georgia
Decision Date: 1920-09-17
Citations: 25 Ga. App. 647
Docket Number: 11307
Parties: Branson v. Townsand.
Judges: Stephens and Smith, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Georgia Appeals Reports
Volume: 25
Pages: 647–647

Head Matter:
11307.
Branson v. Townsand.
Decided September 17, 1920.
Action for slander; from city court of Hinesville-—-Judge W. C. Hodges. January 5, 1920. .
Dorsey & Mills, for plaintiff.
Ben A. Way, for defendant.

Opinion:
Jenkins, P. J.
Being unable to say, as a matter of law, that the trial judge abused his discretion in this, the first grant of a new trial, this court will not interfere. Civil Code (1910), § 6204; Holland v. Williams, 3 Ga. App. 636 (60 S. E. 331); Smith v. Maddox-Rucker Banking Co., 8 Ga. App. 288 (1) (68 S. E. 1092).
Judgment affirmed.
Stephens and Smith, JJ., concur.