Williams v. Cross

Duckworth, Justice.

1. A bill of exceptions to a ruling made pendente lite, which does not assign error upon any final judgment or a judgment which would have been final if rendered as claimed by the plaintiff in error, will not be entertained by this court. Suson v. Bank of Covington, 158 Ga. 434 (123 S. E. 742).

2. “Objections which go to the judgment only, and do not extend to the verdict, can not properly be made grounds of a motion for new trial. . . No new trial is necessary to correct a judgment or decree. If a judgment or decree is erroneous or illegal, direct exception should be taken…