WITCHER v. PENDER

S90G0456.

260 Ga. 248 (1990)

392 S.E.2d 6

WITCHER v. PENDER.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Decided June 8, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Chambers, Mabry, McClelland & Brooks, Genevieve L. Frazier, for appellant.

Davis, Sissel & Williams, Warren P. Davis, for appellee.


CLARKE, Chief Justice.

We granted a writ of certiorari in this case to decide whether the first offender record of an adverse witness in a civil case is admissible to show his conviction of a felony or crime of moral turpitude for impeachment purposes.

Pender filed an action to recover for personal injuries he allegedly sustained because of Witcher's negligence. Following a jury verdict in his favor he sought a new trial on the ground that the damages awarded...

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