Legal Opinion

Central Railroad v. Robertson

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided January 8, 1894PublishedCited by 9 opinions

Motion for new trial. Before Judge Miller. Houston superior court. October term, 1892. After verdict for the plaintiff, the defendant company moved for a new trial. The motion .was dismissed for want of an approved brief of evidence, the court certifying as follows : “ When the cause _ came on for trial, the court, as is usual, inquired, whether counsel desired the evidence taken down by the official reporter.

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Motion for new trial. Before Judge Miller. Houston superior court. October term, 1892. After verdict for the plaintiff, the defendant company moved for a new trial. The motion .was dismissed for want of an approved brief of evidence, the court certifying as follows : “ When the cause _ came on for trial, the court, as is usual, inquired, whether counsel desired the evidence taken down by the official reporter. Counsel for plaintiff' stated that he did) but counsel for the company replied that he did not, as he had his own stenographer present who would take down the evidence for him. The…

1Opinion of the Court

Lumpkin, Justice.

The facts necessary to an understanding of the rulings made in the present case will be stated by the reporter. Section 4696(a) of the code makes it the duty of the official reporter, “ when directed by the judge, as hereinafter set forth, to exactly and truly record, or *743take stenographic notes of, the testimony and proceedings in the case tried, except the argument of counsel.” Section 4696(b), as amended by the act of October 12th, 1885, provides for the compensation of reporters for services rendered in criminal cases. Section 4696(c) provides for their compensation for…

2Cited by9 opinions

  1. Price v. High & Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1899
  2. National Bellas-Hess Co. v. PatrickCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1934
  3. Bugg v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1913
  4. Camp v. Curry-Arrington Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1932
  5. McConnell v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1910

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