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100 Ga. 318

Almand v. Maxwell

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided January 21, 1897

Supreme Court of Georgia · decided 1897-01-21

Certiorari. Before Judge Lumpkin. Fulton superior court. March term, 1896. J. K. Maxwell sued Mrs. Mattie B. Ahnand upon an account for $63.50, made up of numerous items consisting mainly of amounts due for work done on vehicles.

Cited by 2 later decisions — most recently January 1909

2 state decisions

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Decided 1897-01-21

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Atkinson, J.

¶1The superior courts have no power by writ of certiorari to award new trials in inferior judicatories upon the ground of alleged newly discovered evidence. The verdict of the jury in the present case was supported 'by the evidence. No error of law was committed, as appears from (the record, and the judge did not err in overruling tihe certiorari.

¶2Judgment affirmed.

All the Justices concurring.Maddox & Terrell and $. D. Jtilmson, for plaintiff in •error. 'Oowrtland S. Winn, contra.
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