Fleming v. Sanders, 223 Ga. 172

Undercofler, Justice.

The judgment appealed from in this case was entered on November 7, 1966, denying a mandamus ‍​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​​​​‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​‍absolute. A notice of appeal was filed on November 28, 1966. The transcript of the evidence was filed in the office of the Clerk of the Superior Court of Fulton County on ‍​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​​​​‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​‍January 3, 1967. The record does not show any extension of time allowed for the filing of the transcript of evidence as provided for by Code Ann. § 6-804 (Ga. L. 1965, pp. 18, 21) ‍​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​​​​‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​‍and since the transcript of evidence was not filed within 30 days under the mandatory requirement of Code Ann. § 6-806 (Ga. L. 1965, pp. 18, 26), the appeal is dismissed. Threatt v. McElreath, 223 Ga. 153, and Davis ‍​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​​​​‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​‍v. Davis, 222 Ga. 579 (151 SE2d 123). Such being the case, it is not necessary to consider the cross appeal.

Argued February 15, 1967 — Decided February 23, 1967— Rehearing denied March 9,1967. Webb, Parker & Ferguson, Guy Parker, ‍​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​​​​‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​‍John Tye Ferguson, for appellant. G. Ernest Tidwell, Clifford Seay, for appellees.

Appeal dismissed.

All the Justices concur, except Cook, J., disqualified.

Case Details

Case Name: Fleming v. Sanders

Court Name: Supreme Court of Georgia

Date Published: Feb 23, 1967

Citations: 223 Ga. 172; 154 S.E.2d 14; 1967 Ga. LEXIS 455; 23939, 23940

Docket Number: 23939, 23940

Court Abbreviation: Ga.