110 Ga. 319
Decided February 28, 1900
Supreme Court of Georgia · decided 1900-02-28
<p>Complaint for land. Before Judge Evans. Johnson superior court. March term, 1899.</p>
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Decided 1900-02-28
Cited by 13 later decisions — most recently May 1954
12 state decisions
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¶11. The evidence was conflicting; the jury believed the witnesses for the defendant; the trial judge, knowing the witnesses better than does this court, was satisfied with the verdict; and in such a case this court will not overrule his discretion in refusing a new trial.
¶22. Points not raised by the pleadings, or in the motion for new trial or the bill of exceptions, but made for the first time in this court, will not be considered.
¶3Judgment affirmed.