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O.C.G.A. § 5-5-1 The municipal’s court enacting legislation, 1983 Ga
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Laws 4453-4454, § 33, as well as Ga. Const. 1983, Art. VI, Sec. I, Para. IV, gave the court such jurisdiction. Nelson v. Powell, 293 Ga. App. 227, 666 S.E.2d 598 (2008). New trials are granted by superior court as a court, not by a presiding judge in the judge’s capacity as judge…
O.C.G.A. § 5-5-20 Verdict contrary to evidence and justice
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In any case when the verdict of a jury is found contrary to evidence and the principles of justice and equity, the judge presiding may grant a new trial before another jury. (Laws 1799, Cobb’s 1851 Digest, p. 503; Code 1863, § 3637; Code 1868, § 3662; Code 1873, § 3713; Code 1882…
O.C.G.A. § 5-5-21 Verdict against weight of evidence
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The presiding judge may exercise a sound discretion in granting or refusing new trials in cases where the verdict may be decidedly and strongly against the weight of the evidence even though there may appear to be some slight evidence in favor of the finding. (Ga. L. 1853-54, p. …
O.C.G.A. § 5-5-22 Cooper v
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State, 287 Ga. 861, 700 S.E.2d 593 (2010), overruled on other grounds, Smith v. State, 290 Ga. 768, 723 S.E.2d 915 (2012). Expert testimony. — Trial court erred in admitting, over objection, the testimony of the parents’ expert witness about the standard of care in the day-care i…