Layfield v. O'Neill

139 S.E. 924, 37 Ga. App. 265, 1927 Ga. App. LEXIS 617
CourtCourt of Appeals of Georgia
DecidedOctober 4, 1927
Docket18276
StatusPublished
Cited by1 cases

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Layfield v. O'Neill, 139 S.E. 924, 37 Ga. App. 265, 1927 Ga. App. LEXIS 617 (Ga. Ct. App. 1927).

Opinion

Bloodworth, J.

1. Tlie instructions to tlie jury as to the presumption against a party failing to produce evidence in his power or within his reach (Civil Code of 1910, § 5749) were authorized by the facts. Moye v. Reddick, 20 Ga. App. 649 (2), 652 (93 S. E. 256). See also Fountain v. Callaway Co., 144 Ga. 550 (2) (87 S. E. 651).

2. There is evidence to support the verdict.

Judgment affirmed.

Broyles, C. J., and Tjuke, J., concur.

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