Lang v. Montgomery

1. “Where it appears that, the clerk of a trial court has failed to transmit to the Supreme Court, within the time prescribed by law, a bill of exceptions and transcript, and that the plaintiff in error or his attorney ‘has been the cause of the delay, . . by consent, direction, or procurement of any kind,’ the writ of error will be dismissed.” Wheeler v. Crawford, 135 Ga. 148 (69 S. E. 22) ; Wilson v. State, 124 Ga. 30 (52 S. E. 81) ; Budden v. Brooks, 123 Ga. 882 (51 S. E. 727); Civil Code, §§ 6185, 6186.

2. Accordingly, where a bill of exceptions was filed with the clerk of the trial court…