Branham v. Branham

Supreme Court of Georgia

Branham v. Branham

72 S.E.2d 713, 209 Ga. 373, 1952 Ga. LEXIS 497

CourtSupreme Court of Georgia

DecidedOctober 14, 1952

Docket17959

StatusPublished

Cited by7 cases

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Branham v. Branham, 72 S.E.2d 713, 209 Ga. 373, 1952 Ga. LEXIS 497 (Ga. 1952).

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Hawkins, Justice.

Compliance with the rule of practice and procedure of 1946 (Ga. L. 1946, pp. 726, 735, 739; Code, Ann. Supp., §§ 6-908.1, 6-909), requiring reasonable notice to the defendant in error or his counsel of the intention to present a bill of exceptions to the trial judge for certification, or an acknowledgment on the bill of exceptions that notice has been given in compliance with this rule, and that . the “bill of exceptions in said case is hereby approved as correct and complete as to the averments of facts therein,” will not dispense with the necessity of serving the defendant in error with a copy of the bill of exceptions after it is certified as required by Code, § 6-911, where there is no acknowledgment or waiver of such service. There being no return, acknowledgment, or waiver of service endorsed upon or an *374 nexed to the bill of exceptions in this case, as required by the Code, § 6-911, this court has no jurisdiction, and the writ of error must be dismissed. McGreggor v. W. L. Florence Construction Co., 208 Ga. 176 (65 S. E. 2d, 809); Parker v. Parker, 208 Ga. 190 (65 S. E. 2d, 794); Newton v. Bailey, 208 Ga. 415 (67 S. E. 2d, 239).

No. 17959. Submitted September 8, 1952 Decided October 14, 1952. George Thomas, for plaintiff in error. Jesse T. Edwards and Bruce B. Edwards, contra.

Writ of error dismissed.

All the Justices concur.

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Hawkins, Justice.

Compliance with the rule of practice and procedure of 1946 (Ga. L. 1946, pp. 726, 735, 739; Code, Ann. Supp., §§ 6-908.1, 6-909), requiring reasonable notice to the defendant in error or his counsel of the intention to present a bill of exceptions to the trial judge for certification, or an acknowledgment on the bill of exceptions that notice has been given in compliance with this rule, and that . the “bill of exceptions in said case is hereby approved as correct and complete as to the averments of facts therein,” will not dispense with the necessity of serving the defendant in error with a copy of the bill of exceptions after it is certified as required by Code, § 6-911, where there is no acknowledgment or waiver of such service. There being no return, acknowledgment, or waiver of service endorsed upon or an *374 nexed to the bill of exceptions in this case, as required by the Code, § 6-911, this court has no jurisdiction, and the writ of error must be dismissed. McGreggor v. W. L. Florence Construction Co., 208 Ga. 176 (65 S. E. 2d, 809); Parker v. Parker, 208 Ga. 190 (65 S. E. 2d, 794); Newton v. Bailey, 208 Ga. 415 (67 S. E. 2d, 239).

No. 17959. Submitted September 8, 1952 Decided October 14, 1952. George Thomas, for plaintiff in error. Jesse T. Edwards and Bruce B. Edwards, contra.

Writ of error dismissed.

All the Justices concur.

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