Case Name: Barker v. Marietta Guano Company
Court: Supreme Court of Georgia
Jurisdiction: Georgia
Decision Date: 1900-11-28
Citations: 112 Ga. 305
Docket Number: 
Parties: Barker v. Marietta Guano Company.
Judges: All the Justices concurring.
Reporter: Georgia Reports
Volume: 112
Pages: 305–305

Head Matter:
Barker v. Marietta Guano Company.
Argued November 2,
Decided November 28, 1900.
Levy and claim. Before Judge Reagan. Upson superior court. November term, 1899.
G. D. Dominick, for plaintiff in error.
J. M. Smith and Allen & Tisinger, contra.

Opinion:
Fish, J.
1. Absence of a party for providential cause is not aground for a continuance of the case, unless his counsel states in his place that he can'not go safely to trial without the presence of his client. Civil Code, § 5131.
2. There was evidence sufficient to support the verdict, and there was no abuse of discretion in overruling the motion for anew trial.
Judgment affirmed.
All the Justices concurring.