Case Name: Medders et al. v. Blackshear Manufacturing Company
Court: Supreme Court of Georgia
Jurisdiction: Georgia
Decision Date: 1935-04-11
Citations: 180 Ga. 550
Docket Number: No. 10406
Parties: Medders et al. v. Blackshear Manufacturing Company.
Judges: All the Justices concw.
Reporter: Georgia Reports
Volume: 180
Pages: 550–550

Head Matter:
Medders et al. v. Blackshear Manufacturing Company.
No. 10406.
April 11, 1935.
II. L. Williams, for plaintiffs in error.
J. B. Moore and Memory & Memory, contra.

Opinion:
Hutcheson, Justice.
1. The first grant of a new trial shall not be disturbed by the appellate court, unless the plaintiff in error shall show that the judge abused his discretion in granting it, and that the law and facts require the verdict notwithstanding the judgment of the presiding judge.
2. Under the pleadings and the evidence in the instant case the verdict for the plaintiff in error was not demanded, and the judge did not abuse his discretion in granting a new trial.
Judgment affirmed.
All the Justices concw.