Southern Bell Telephone & Telegraph Co. v. Freeman

- Luke, J.

If, as appears from the decision of the Supreme Court, the bill of exceptions in the former case between the parties to this case was not tendered in the time prescribed by law, the trial judge was without jurisdiction to grant a writ of error thereon. “To sign and certify a bill of exceptions tendered after” the prescribed time “has expired the trial judge has . . no more power than any private person.” Hamilton v. Georgia Pacific Railway Co., 85 Ga. 645 (11 S. E. 1029). And an act so clearly a nullity could not constitute a “bona fide writ of error” or have sufficient legal…