Wheeler v. Wheeler

77 S.E. 817, 139 Ga. 608, 1913 Ga. LEXIS 542

• Court: Supreme Court of Georgia
• Decided: March 11, 1913
• Status: Published

Opinion

Evans, 3?. J.

1. Under tlie Civil Code, § 6165, a bill of exceptions operates as a supersedeas in a civil case where the plaintiff in error, on or before filing it with the clerk of the superior court, pays the costs and gives the prescribed bond, or files with tlie clerk in lieu tliereof an affidavit in forma páuperis, as prescribed • by the statute.

2. A supersedeas results only when the statute has been complied with. The affidavit in forma pauperis is tlie substitute for tlie bond, and must be.filed “on or before filing tlie-bill of exceptions.” The filing of the affidavit several days after the filing of the bill of exceptions will not suffice to comply with the statute. Parker-Hensel Engineering Co. v. Schuler, 133 Ga. 696 (66 S. E. 800).

3. No order of court is necessary to give effect to a supersedeas (obtained under the Civil Code, § 6165) resulting from compliance with the statute; and where no supersedeas has resulted because of non-compliance therewith, no order of court is necessary for the issuance of an execution on the judgment. Inasmuch as the motion in this case was to set aside a'supersedeas because of a failure to comply with the statute, and the judgment complained of is that the court vacated such supersedeas, and it appearing that no supersedeas in fact did exist, the judgment of the court will be affirmed.

March 11, 1913.

Vacation of supersedeas. Before Judge Fite. Dade superior court. March 20, 1912.

W. U. Jacoway and Foust & Payne, for plaintiff in error. J. P. Jacoway, H. P. Lumpkin, and T. J. Lumpkin, contra. .

Judgment affirmed.

Beck, J., absent. The other Justices concur.