Blackburn v. Hall

I differ with the majority opinion for two reasons:

The appeal in this case is from the overruling of a general demurrer to a petition seeking to contest the result of a political election. Under the Election Code (Ga. L. 1964, Ex. Sess. p. 26, Code Ann. § 34-1709) it is provided only: “An appeal from the final determination of the court may be taken within 10 days from the rendition thereof to the Supreme Court or Court of Appeals as in other civil cases.” The word “other” of course refers to the creation of the new statutory right of appeal to an appellate judicial tribunal, not to the time…