Legal Opinion

Sherrill v. Garth

Supreme Court of Alabama

Decided May 16, 1935No. 8 Div. 639PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

FOSTER, Justice.

The suggestion that the bill of exceptions does not show an exception to the ruling of the court granting the motion for a new trial is not in accordance with what we think is a proper interpretation of it. The judgment of the court on that motion as it appears in extended form is set out in full in tlie bill of exceptions. Such judgment states that plaintiff reserved an exception.

It is true that we have often held that when the hill of exceptions contains no recital of an exception, its recital in the judgment, not a part of the bill of exceptions, is not sufficient. Drennen…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Willison v. WatkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1830
  2. Thomas v. CarterSupreme Court of Alabama · 1927
  3. Drennen Motor Co. v. PatrickSupreme Court of Alabama · 1932
  4. Martin v. StateAlabama Court of Appeals · 1926
  5. King v. ScottSupreme Court of Alabama · 1928

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3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Martin v. CarrollSupreme Court of Alabama · 1953
  2. Minor v. HicksSupreme Court of Alabama · 1938
  3. Boutwell v. County B. of Education of Escambia CountySupreme Court of Alabama · 1943

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