Legal Opinion

Pendley v. State

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided May 6, 1891PublishedCited by 3 opinions

Practice in Supreme Court. Reported in the decisión.

1Opinion of the Court

Bleckley, Chief Justice.

1. The motion to dismiss the writ of error in each of these cases must be granted. By the constitution this court is one “ for the trial and determination of writs of error from said superior and city courts.” Code, §5133. Save by writ of error, it has no jurisdiction whatever. The act of 1889 (pamphlet p. Ill) declares “that no case shall be taken to the Supreme Court by bill of exceptions except in the following manner.” It proceeds to specify the manner, and in so doing says that the judge “shall require the clerk to send up only so much of the record as he may…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Anderson v. FawSupreme Court of Georgia · 1887

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Scott v. WhippleSupreme Court of Georgia · 1902
  2. Pusey & Co. v. SweatSupreme Court of Georgia · 1894
  3. Gilmore v. Georgia Railroad & Banking Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1893

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