Boykin v. Martocello

Bell, Presiding Justice.

The constitution (Code, § 2-3902) declares that “It shall be the duty of the solicitor-general to represent the State in all cases in the superior courts of his circuit and in all cases taken up from his circuit to the Supreme Court; and to perform such other services as shall be required of him by law.” The plaintiff relies in part on the first clause of this provision, contending that it includes divorce cases. We can not sustain this contention. According to the usual and ordinary signification of the language employed, this clause applies only to cases in which the…