GA 19-5-14 - GA 19-5-14

JUDICIAL DECISIONS It is not cause for grant of new trial that verdict found generally in favor of plaintiff for a total divorce, without in express terms referring to the status of the defendant. Miller v. Miller, 139 Ga. 282 , 77 S.E. 21 (1913). Attorney with notice of trial but failing to notify client. - Former husband was not entitled to a new trial in a divorce action because the husband's attorney had actual notice of the trial date but failed to notify the husband; thus, a meritorious reason did not exist for granting a new trial. Arkwright v. Arkwright, 284 Ga. 545 , 668 S.E.2d 709 (2008). Trial court and appellate court can grant partial new trial on an issue or issues in a case that are severable from other issues in the case, and therefore it is likewise proper for a litigant t...