Williams v. Greenfield Equipment Company, Inc.

Full title: WILLIAMS v. GREENFIELD EQUIPMENT COMPANY INC

Court: Court of Appeals of Georgia

Date published: Sep 8, 1987

361 S.E.2d 199 (Ga. Ct. App. 1987)

184 Ga. App. 239

Opinion

74954.

DECIDED SEPTEMBER 8, 1987. REHEARING DENIED SEPTEMBER 16, 1987.

Argument of counsel. Morgan Superior Court. Before Judge Prior.

Peter J. Rice, Jr., Andrew H. Marshall, for appellant.

E. Davison Burch, for appellee.

DEEN, Presiding Judge.

The sole issue in this appeal is whether the trial court violated OCGA § 9-10-182 by allowing two attorneys to argue for the defendant during closing argument. Both the plaintiff and the defendant employed double counsel. One attorney for the plaintiff began closing argument; the two defense attorneys then argued; and the plaintiff's second attorney concluded the argument. Under Taylor v. Powell, 158 Ga. App. 339 ( 280 S.E.2d 386) (1981), this procedure did not violate OCGA § 9-10-182.

Judgment affirmed. Birdsong, C. J., and Pope, J., concur.

DEEN, Presiding Judge.

DECIDED SEPTEMBER 8, 1987 — REHEARING DENIED SEPTEMBER 16, 1987 — CERT. APPLIED FOR.