Case Name: Luke v. Gilley
Court: Court of Appeals of Georgia
Jurisdiction: Georgia
Decision Date: 1919-04-22
Citations: 23 Ga. App. 667
Docket Number: 10325
Parties: Luke v. Gilley.
Judges: Broyles, P. J., and Bloodworth, J., concur.
Reporter: Georgia Appeals Reports
Volume: 23
Pages: 667–667

Head Matter:
10325.
Luke v. Gilley.
Decided April 22, 1919.
Trover; from city court of Nashville—Judge Christian. December 30, 1918. (Bill of exceptions signed by Judge Lovett.)
R. A. Hendricks, for plaintiff in error.
William, Story, J. P. Knight, contra.

Opinion:
Stephens, J.
An ordinary final bill of exceptions in a case, civil or criminal, should be presented to the judge who presided in the cause, and "certified by him, except in case of his dying subsequently to the ruling complained of and before the statutory period for certifying has expired. Where, just before the expiration of a term of office of a judge of a city court, he overrules a motion for a new trial, the bill of exceptions complaining of this ruling should be tendered to him and signed and certified by him; and his successor in office has no power to sign and certify it. Civil Code, § 6152, 6155; Scott v. State, 5 Ga. App. 812 (63 S. E. 936). This court is therefore without jurisdiction in this ease, and the writ of error is
Dismissed.
Broyles, P. J., and Bloodworth, J., concur.