Case Name: Powell et al. v. Palmer et al.
Court: Supreme Court of Georgia
Jurisdiction: Georgia
Decision Date: 1938-09-23
Citations: 186 Ga. 747
Docket Number: No. 12421
Parties: Powell et al. v. Palmer et al.
Judges: All the Justices eoneur.
Reporter: Georgia Reports
Volume: 186
Pages: 747–747

Head Matter:
Powell et al. v. Palmer et al.
No. 12421.
September 23, 1938.
Carl B. Grow, for plaintiffs.
8. P. Gain and J. D. Gardner, for defendants.

Opinion:
Atkinson, Presiding Justice.
"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 discretiph in granting it, and that the law and facts require the verdict, notwithstanding the judgment of the presiding judge." Code, § 6-1608. Under the pleadings and the evidence there was no abuse of discretion in the first grant of a new trial.
Judgment affirmed.
All the Justices eoneur.