Lang v. Hall

1. A bill of exceptions which does not complain of a judgment finally disposing of the case, or of a judgment which would have been final if rendered as contended for, will not operate to confer any jurisdiction upon this court. Where a trial judge has certified a bill of exceptions which complains of a ruling sustaining a demurrer to and striking a defendant’s plea, which is not a final judgment, the case still remains within the jurisdiction of the trial court. Where the case thereafter proceeds to trial and a final judgment is rendered therein, a bill of exceptions duly tendered, bringing…