Veal v. Beall

Duckworth, Justice.

Where more than one person are sued as defendants on a joint cause of action, a direct bill of exceptions to this coirrt will not lie to a ruling dismissing the action as to some of the defendants, but the plaintiff must proceed against the remaining defendants to a final judgment before he is entitled to bring the antecedent ruling to this court for a review. Johnston v. Motor Contract Co., 186 Ga. 466 (198 S. E. 59). But where a suit is brought against a number of defendants not on a joint cause of action, a direct bill of exceptions must be taken to a ruling dismissing…