Legal Opinion
Butts County v. Pitts
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided March 7, 1958No. 19982PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Head, Justice.
In the present case the Court of Appeals, on its own motion, with Felton, C.J., and Townsend, J., dissenting, dismissed the writ of error because the clerk of the trial court failed to mark the bill of exceptions “filed” in his office. The motions for rehearing filed by the plaintiff in error in that court were denied. The application for certiorari to this court was granted.
The decisions cited and relied upon by the Court of Appeals for the ruling made are not in point on their facts, and have no application in the present case. In Partee v. State, 53 Ga. App. 323 (185 S. E.…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Brinson v. Georgia Railroad Bank & Trust Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1932
- McDaniel v. Columbus Fertilizer Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1899
- Cordray v. Savannah Union Station Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1910
- Cooper v. NisbetSupreme Court of Georgia · 1904
- Southern Grocery Stores Inc. v. GreerCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1942
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Orr v. CulpepperCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1982
- Butts County v. PittsCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1958
- Brooks v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1961
- Sims v. United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1967