Case Name: Thornton et al. v. Abbott, Parker & Company
Court: Supreme Court of Georgia
Jurisdiction: Georgia
Decision Date: 1899-02-11
Citations: 105 Ga. 846
Docket Number: 
Parties: Thornton et al. v. Abbott, Parker & Company.
Judges: All the Justices concurring.
Reporter: Georgia Reports
Volume: 105
Pages: 846–846

Head Matter:
Thornton et al. v. Abbott, Parker & Company.
Argued December 20, 1898.
Decided February 11, 1899.
Complaint. Before Judge Berry. City court of Atlanta. July 7, 1898.
James L. Key and 7. A. Wright, for plaintiffs in error.
Dorsey, Brewster & Howell and Arthur Heyman, contra.

Opinion:
Dttmpkin, P. J.
When a case, because of conflicting evidence, is, upon the issues of fact involved, close and doubtful, and its determination depends entirely upon questions of credibility, and there is no decided weight of evidence in favor of either side, a second new trial should not be granted to the same party "upon the ground that the verdict was not authorized by a preponderance of the evidence." Judgment reversed.
All the Justices concurring.