Case Name: Hudson v. Driver
Court: Court of Appeals of Georgia
Jurisdiction: Georgia
Decision Date: 1913-08-12
Citations: 13 Ga. App. 174
Docket Number: 4579
Parties: Hudson v. Driver.
Judges: 
Reporter: Georgia Appeals Reports
Volume: 13
Pages: 174–174

Head Matter:
4579.
Hudson v. Driver.
Decided August 12, 1913.
Action for damages; from city court of Carrollton — Judge Beall. November 35, 1913.
Newell & Fielder, for plaintiff. Leon Rood, for defendant.

Opinion:
Russell, J.
In this case error is assigned upon the judgment of the trial court in granting a new trial to the defendant. It is the first grant of a new trial; and since a verdict in favor of the plaintiff was not demanded by the evidence, the discretion of the trial judge will not be controlled. The first grant of a new trial will not be disturbed unless both the law and the facts require the verdict. Civil Code, § 6204; Wright v. Garland, 137 Ga. 30 (72 S. E. 399); Zorn v. Upson Banking & Trust Co., 137 Ga. 464 (73 S. E. 652). Judgment affirmed.