Case Name: Elliott v. McCalla, executrix
Court: Supreme Court of Georgia
Jurisdiction: Georgia
Decision Date: 1905-05-13
Citations: 123 Ga. 26
Docket Number: 
Parties: Elliott v. McCalla, executrix.
Judges: All the Justices concur, except Candler, J., absent.
Reporter: Georgia Reports
Volume: 123
Pages: 26–26

Head Matter:
Elliott v. McCalla, executrix.
Submitted April 14,
Decided May 13, 1905.
Complaint. Before Judge Proffitt. City court of Elberton. January 25, 1905.
Z. B. Bggers and Van Buzar & Tutt, for plaintiff.
Joseph N. Worley, for defendant.

Opinion:
Fish, P. J.
This case is controlled by the well-established rule, that, where the verdict was not demanded under the law and the evidence, the grant of a first new trial will not be disturbed, though based on a single ground, and. without regard to whether or not such ground was meritorious. Macon Consolidated St. R. Co. v. Jones, 116 Ga. 351, and cases cited; Cordray v. Savannah Ry. Co., 117 Ga. 464; Mock v. Savannah Ry. Co., 122 Ga. 386.
Judgment affirmed.
All the Justices concur, except Candler, J., absent.