State v. Getty

ODOM, Justice.

Judge Hood wrote an opinion in this case which is copied in the record. It seems to be conceded by counsel for both sides that his statement of the facts and the issues involved is correct. The judge held that under the facts disclosed at the trial the State could not recover and dismissed its suit. The State appealed.

Counsel for the State argued orally before the court and in his brief that the judge erred in his interpretation of the statute involved. We cannot agree with counsel. Our opinion is that Judge Hood’s interpretation of the statute is correct. He has correctly…