Supreme Court of Georgia, 1883

Arnold v. Hall

Arnold v. Hall
Supreme Court of Georgia · Decided April 24, 1883 · Jackson
70 Ga. 445

Arnold v. Hall

Opinion of the Court

Jackson, Chief Justice.

1. The motion for a new trial should have been dismissed. The parties were allowed until the 3d Monday in October, 1882, to perfect the motion by making out and filing a brief of the testimony. The 3d Monday in October was the 16th of that month. Nothing was done until the 20th of the month. It was too late to perfebt the motion. 5 Ga., 333; 59 Ga., 626; Usry vs. Phillips, 68 Ga., 815; McGord vs. Harden, ex'r, 69 Ga., 747; 65 Ga., 20.

*4472. No consent of counsel will- be enforced unless in writing. The consent was in parol and disputed. The court could not enforce it legally, but was bound by the rule. 20 Rule Superior Court; Code, §204.

Judgment reversed.

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