Legal Opinion

Pitts v. Hall

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided January 15, 1878PublishedCited by 6 opinions

Mandamus. Practice in the Supreme Court. January-Term, 1818. Reported in the opinion.

1Opinion of the Court

Jackson, Judge.

1. This application is for a ma/ndamus absolute against Judge Hall to certify a bill of exceptions. It should have been an application for a mandamus nisi. Code, §4258.

In one case in 45 Ga., 618 — Dougherty vs. Harvey — the mandamus nisi was dispensed with; but that was where but one single question was made, and the judge was perfectly willing to sign the bill of exceptions, if his doubt on a single question of law in respect to the sole question whether a bill of exceptions to the judgment dissolving an injunction could be presented later than fifteen days after the day of…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Dougherty v. HarveySupreme Court of Georgia · 1872

3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Taylor v. ReeseSupreme Court of Georgia · 1899
  2. Cade v. JenkinsSupreme Court of Georgia · 1892
  3. State ex rel. Repp v. CoxIndiana Supreme Court · 1900
  4. Carhart v. ReviereSupreme Court of Georgia · 1887
  5. Dotterer v. HardenSupreme Court of Georgia · 1891

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