The writ of certiorari, when granted in civil cases, shall operate as a supersedeas of the judgment until the final hearing in the superior court. (Laws 1850, Cobb’s 1851 Digest, p. 529; Code 1863, § 3968; Code 1868, § 3988; Code 1873, § 4060; Code 1882, § 4060; Civil Code 1895, § 4645; Civil Code 1910, § 5191; Code 1933, § 19-213.)