Legal Opinion

DuPre v. Humphries

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided August 30, 1922No. 3386PublishedCited by 3 opinions

Application for mandamus. See DuPre v. Slate, ante, 798.

1Opinion of the Court

Pjsk Curiam.

“ Upon an application for a mandamus to compel the trial judge to certify a bill of exceptions, the merits of the case will not be considered if it he the first bill of exceptions after verdict.” But upon an application for mandamus to compel a judge to sign a second bill of exceptions this court will look into the merits of the case; and having done so in this ease, we find the petition for habeas corpus to be without merit, and consequently deny the writ of mandamus requiring the trial judge to sign the bill of exceptions tendered. Rawlins v. Mitchell, 127 Ga. 24 (55 S. E. 958);…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Rawlins v. MitchellSupreme Court of Georgia · 1906
  2. Landers v. CobbSupreme Court of Georgia · 1920

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Wright v. DavisSupreme Court of Georgia · 1937
  2. McLendon v. AndersonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1950
  3. White v. HutchesonCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1930

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