The Georgia Supreme Court on Monday upheld a jury verdict requiring the trustee of a fund for the descendants of Coca-Cola Co. founder Asa Candler to restore more than $1.1 million to the trust.
The justices said the corporate trustee, Reliance Trust Co., had waived its challenges to the verdict by agreeing to jury instructions and a verdict form that were at odds with its argument on appeal. However, the justices agreed with Reliance that a Fulton County judge had added about $206,000 too much to the jury’s verdict.
