Holcomb, Croft & Co. v. Finch

1. A petition for certiorari must plainly and distinctly set forth the errors complained of.

2. A petition for certiorari which assigns error upon the grant of a new trial upon oral motion, by a judge of the municipal court of Atlanta, fails to set forth any ground of error where the only assignment of error to such judgment is in the following language: “To the order granting the new trial petitioner then and there excepted, now excepts and assigns the same as error, upon the ground that the same was contrary to law, the principles of equity and justice.” The petition for certiorari recites…