Case Name: Rome Sand & Gravel Company et al. v. Ellis
Court: Court of Appeals of Georgia
Jurisdiction: Georgia
Decision Date: 1930-10-07
Citations: 42 Ga. App. 268
Docket Number: 20671
Parties: Rome Sand & Gravel Company et al. v. Ellis.
Judges: Luke and Bloodworth, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Georgia Appeals Reports
Volume: 42
Pages: 268–268

Head Matter:
20671.
Rome Sand & Gravel Company et al. v. Ellis.
Decided October 7, 1930.
Rehearing denied November 11, 1930.
Barry Wright, for plaintiffs in error.
Maddox, Matthews & Owens, contra.

Opinion:
Broyles, C. J.
Under the written contract between the parties and the other facts of the case, the defendants were entitled to set off their claim of $1122 (railroad demurrage charges paid by them) against the claim of the plaintiff, which amounted to $1118.95. It follows that the verdict in favor of the plaintiff was unauthorized, and that the refusal to grant a new trial was error. In view of this ruling, which is controlling in the case, the special grounds of the motion for a new trial are not passed upon.
Judgment reversed.
Luke and Bloodworth, JJ., concur.