Case Name: Doughty v. McMillan et al.
Court: Supreme Court of Georgia
Jurisdiction: Georgia
Decision Date: 1895-04-01
Citations: 96 Ga. 752
Docket Number: 
Parties: Doughty v. McMillan et al.
Judges: 
Reporter: Georgia Reports
Volume: 96
Pages: 752–752

Head Matter:
Doughty v. McMillan et al.
April 1, 1895.
Brought forward from the last term.
Complaint in trover. Before Judge Gober. Cobb superior court. May term, 1894.
Mozley & Morris, for plaintiff.
Clay & Blair and J. J. Norti-icutt, for defendant.

Opinion:
Atkinson, J.
Where the trial judge, in his charge to the jury, while giving certain instructions as to admissions, inadvertently used the name of a witness, where he intended to use the name of another person not a witness, and granted a new trial upon the ground that the jury might have been misled by such confusion of names, this court will not control his discretion in granting a new trial, unless the verdict be demanded by the evidence. In this case the evidence being conflicting, the discretion of the judge in granting a new trial will not be disturbed. Judgment affirmed..