Williams v. Smith

1. The jurisdiction of this court to consider and pass upon an application for a mandamus nisi, directed to a trial judge to show cause why he should not be required to certify a bill of exceptions, and to determine the validity of the reasons given by the judge for his refusal to sign and to pass final judgment in the matter is based on and determined by the jurisdiction of this court to consider the case involved if properly appealed. This is implicit in the provisions of Code § 6-910. Brown v. Hutcheson, 166 Ga. 644 (4) (144 S. E. 17). Nothing to the contrary is held in Bishop v. Morris, 7…