Peachtree Bottle Shop, Inc. v. Bessemer Securities Corp.

Clark, Judge.

Judicial prudence is often the best jurisprudence. In recognition of the wisdom of such philosophy, trial judges phrase their orders with a laconic "motion denied.” Appellate judges might well do likewise. When we were practicing lawyers, upon receipt of slip copies of opinions, we, similar to business men and accountants, looked first to the "bottom line.” In reviewing an interlocutory order, an appellate court has the obligation imposed upon it to curb a tendency to verbosity (an occupational hazard) because of the impact upon the subsequent progress of the case. Erudite…