Case Name: Shierling Brothers v. Richland Grocery Co.
Court: Court of Appeals of Georgia
Jurisdiction: Georgia
Decision Date: 1911-04-24
Citations: 9 Ga. App. 271
Docket Number: 3037
Parties: Shierling Brothers v. Richland Grocery Co.
Judges: 
Reporter: Georgia Appeals Reports
Volume: 9
Pages: 271–271

Head Matter:
3037.
Shierling Brothers v. Richland Grocery Co.
Decided April 24, 1911.
Action for damages; from city court of Lumpkin — Judge Hickey. October 15, 1910.
T. T. James, for plaintiffs in error. Q. T. Harrell, contra.

Opinion:
Powell, J.
1. The right to defend against a contract on the ground that it was within the statute of frauds and was not in writing is one of personal privilege, and unless the record discloses that this defense was raised in the trial coru't it can not be insisted upon in this court. Marks v. Talmadge, 8 Ga. App. 557 (69 S. E. 1131).
2. The evidence authorized the verdict.
3. The note of the trial judge, attached to the approval of the special grounds of the motion for new trial, practically amounts to a disapproval of them, and leaves them in such shape that they present no substantial question for the decision of this court. Judgment affirmed.