Opinion ID: 1831049
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Heading Rank: 1

Heading: on the motions

Text: We concur in appellee's assertion that the judgment denying defendant's (appellant's) motion for a new trial is invalid and has no legal significance. The motion was presented to the trial judge on April 19, 1968, at which time the judge entered an order continuing the motion for hearing on May 15, 1968. Without any further order of continuance or judicial indication in the record that the motion was heard on May 15, supra, or that the same was submitted and taken under advisement on the date set for the hearing, or otherwise became lodged in the breast of the court, the trial court, on June 20, 1968, entered a judgment overruling and denying the motion. This action of the trial court was without legal authority for that the motion was discontinued. Title 13, § 119, Code of Ala., Recompiled 1958; Moving Picture Machine Operators Local No. 236, et al. v. Cayson, 281 Ala. 468, 205 So.2d 222(14); Moore v. Ashe, 269 Ala. 359, 113 So.2d 678. In view of the end results of this appeal as appear in this opinion, we pretermit consideration of appellant's motion to amend citation and notice of appeal, security for costs and supersedeas bond; also appellee's motion to dismiss the appeal.