Case Name: Ellard v. Coleman
Court: Supreme Court of Georgia
Jurisdiction: Georgia
Decision Date: 1916-04-11
Citations: 145 Ga. 18
Docket Number: 
Parties: Ellard v. Coleman.
Judges: All the Justices concur.
Reporter: Georgia Reports
Volume: 145
Pages: 18–18

Head Matter:
Ellard v. Coleman.
April 11, 1916.
Action for damages. Before Judge Jones. Habersham superior court. March 4, 1915.
Sam Kimzey and J. C. Edwards & Sons, for plaintiff in error.
W. B. Sloan and J. L. Perhins, contra.

Opinion:
Atkinson, J.
G-. C. Coleman instituted an action against W. B. Ellard and W. M. Alexander, for damages. The plaintiff died before trial of the case, and his death was suggested of record. No party plaintiff was made, and a verdict was rendered against W. B. Ellard for a stated amount of money. Held, that the verdict was unauthorized by law, and it was erroneous to refuse to grant a new trial. Irwin v. Shuford, 144 Ga. 532 (87 S. E. 674) ; Ellis v. Francis, 9 Ga. 325.
Judgment reversed.
All the Justices concur.