Sims v. McElhannon
Supreme Court of Georgia
1Opinion of the Court
Candler, Justice.
This court is without jurisdiction to review a case where the bill of exceptions is not filed with the clerk of the court where the case was tried within 15 days from the date of the certificate of the judge. Code (Ann.) § 6-1001; King v. State, 169 Ga. 15 (149 S. E. 650). The bill of exceptions in this case was certified by the trial judge on December 19, 1959, and it appears from the official entry made on the bill of exceptions which the clerk signed that it was not filed in his office until January 6, 1960, which was 18 days after certification by the trial judge. “The…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Sweat v. BarnhillSupreme Court of Georgia · 1930
- Clements v. CollinsSupreme Court of Georgia · 1877
- King v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1929
- Swafford v. SwaffordSupreme Court of Georgia · 1906
3Cited by2 opinions
- Hames v. WeekesSupreme Court of Georgia · 1965
- Sims v. United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1967