Case Name: Richardson v. Hames
Court: Supreme Court of Georgia
Jurisdiction: Georgia
Decision Date: 1915-04-22
Citations: 143 Ga. 392
Docket Number: 
Parties: Richardson v. Hames.
Judges: All the Justices concur, except Fish, G. J., absent.
Reporter: Georgia Reports
Volume: 143
Pages: 392–392

Head Matter:
Richardson v. Hames.
April 22, 1915.
Action for damages. Before Judge Wrigbt. Walker superior court. August 27, 1914.
P. D. Wright and W. M. Henry, for plaintiff.
J. E. Rosser and R. M. W. Glenn, for defendant.

Opinion:
Atkinson, J.
Where a plaintiff fails to make out a prima facie ease, a verdict for the defendant should not be directed, but a judgment of non-suit should be entered. The judgment of the court is affirmed, with direction that plaintiif have leave to take a judgment vacating the verdict and substituting a judgment of nonsuit, when the remittitur is made the judgment of the court below. Barnes v. Carter, 120 Ga. 895 (48 S. E. 387) ; Equitable Manufacturing Co. v. Davis, 130 Ga. 67 (60 S. E. 262).
Judgment affirmed, with direction.
All the Justices concur, except Fish, G. J., absent.