Canning v. Fried

On March 26, 1912, a judgment upon a verdict was entered in favor of the plaintiff and against the defendant, in an action for damages for malicious prosecution. Some time thereafter— the record does not disclose when—defendant was granted sixty days, in addition to the time allowed by law, within which to prepare a bill of exceptions in support of his motion for a new trial. On April 26 another like order was made, and on July 1 a third extension of sixty days’ additional time was granted by the trial court. All of these orders exténding the time were made without the consent of the adverse…