Meadows v. Costoff

Ed. F. McFaddin, Justice.

Appellee has filed motion to strike the bill of exceptions, as filed too late. We now deny the motion; but, because of the question presented, we are delivering this written opinion. We hold that it is unnecessary for a chancery decree to fix the time for filing the bill of exceptions since Act 139 of 1951 fixes such time.1

' I. Date of Decree. Mrs. Meadows sued Costoff in the Northern District of the Logan Chancery Court. The testimony was taken ore tenus on May 24 and May 29, 1951; and the cause taken under advisement. On October 1, .1951, the Chancellor informed the…