Tillman v. Gibson

(After stating the foregoing facts.) Service of a bill of exceptions is essential to give this court jurisdiction to entertain the case, and service had before the bill of exceptions is certified by the trial judge is in laiv no service. Consolidated Naval Stores Co. v. McPhatter, 147 Ga. 797 (95 S. E. 686). Accordingly, it could not be held that the action of counsel for the defendant in error in examining the bill of exceptions and pointing out certain defects therein to the trial judge amounted to a waiver of service, since these acts were done before the certification of the bill of…