Savannah Electric Co. v. Tuck

1. Formerly it was beld that when a record was transmitted by the clerk of the superior court to this court after the time in which the law required him to do so had elapsed, the case would be dismissed. Then provision was made for requiring prompt performance by him of his duty in that regard. As early as 1870 an act was passed declaring that no case should be dismissed because of • a delay in transmission of the record, provided it reached the Supreme Court in time to be heard at the term to which it was returnable. Doubtless to prevent a failure on the part of the clerk of the trial court…