Hardison v. Guerry

“Either party in any civil cause, and the defendant in any criminal proceeding, . . may except to any sentence, judgment, or decision. . . Such bill of exceptions shall specify plainly the decision complained of, and the alleged error.” (Italics mine.) Civil Code, § 6139.

If the bill of exceptions be true, and contain a valid assignment of error presenting a question within the jurisdiction of this court, and does not fall within the exceptions mentioned in Pelham Mfg. Co. v. Scaife, cited and referred to in headnote 2, and being the first bill of exceptions presented to the trial judge after…