Clements v. Hollingsworth

Bell, Justice.

1. It has been held that, where a general demurrer to a petition is overruled, the demurrant has the option of coming to this court by direct bill of exceptions, or of taking exceptions pendente lite, but that, if the latter course be followed, the ruling on demurrer becomes a pendente lite ruling which is reviewable only after final judgment terminating the case. Durrence v. Waters, 140 Ga. 762 (1) (79 S. E. 841) ; Gilbert v. Tippens, 183 Ga. 497 (1) (188 S. E. 699) ; Smith v. Barksdale, 199 Ga. 723 (1) (35 S. E. 2d, 149). This rule, however, does not apply in the instant case,…