Legal Opinion

Malcom v. Webb

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided May 11, 1953No. 18172PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Duckworth, Chief Justice.

1. A ruling on a general demurrer is reviewable at the option of the losing party by either a direct exception or by exception pendente lite. But by filing pendente lite exceptions the ruling is made a pendente lite judgment and can be reviewed only in a bill of exceptions complaining of the final judgment. Durrence v. Waters, 140 Ga. 762 (1) (79 S. E. 841); Gilbert v. Tippens, 183 Ga. 497 (188 S. E. 699); Rabhan v. Rabhan, 185 Ga. 355 (195 S. E. 193); Story v. City of Macon, 203 Ga. 105 (2) (45 S. E. 2d, 196).

2. Where, as here, the judgment on the general demurrer…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Durrence v. WatersSupreme Court of Georgia · 1913
  2. Rabhan v. RabhanSupreme Court of Georgia · 1938
  3. Gilbert v. Tippens, superintendent of banksSupreme Court of Georgia · 1936
  4. Story v. City of MacOnSupreme Court of Georgia · 1947

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Hutchins v. WilliamsSupreme Court of Georgia · 1956
  2. Roughton v. THIELE KAOLIN COMPANYSupreme Court of Georgia · 1954

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