Judges and Judiciary
Jul. 28, 2001
Defendant Be Not By Kinsman Tried
In Wheat v. Fraker, 130 S.E.2d 251 (Ga. 1963), a defendant appeals the trial court's denial of his motion for a new trial. In the motion he alleged that the jury foreman's wife was first cousin to plaintiff Douglas Fraker's wife and second cousin to his own wife. Judge Homer C. Eberhardt held the following for the court, in pertinent part:
In Wheat v. Fraker, 130 S.E.2d 251 (Ga. 1963), a defendant appeals the trial court's denial of his motion for a new trial. In the motion he alleged that the jury foreman's wife was first cousin to plaintiff Douglas Fraker's wife and second cousin to his own wife. Judge Homer C. Eberhardt held the following for the court, in pertinent part:...
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