Legal Opinion

Lewis v. Detrich

Supreme Court of Iowa

Decided June 15, 1856PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Where it appeared from the transcript of a case, that various instructions-were given to the jury, but at whose instance was not shown, and the instructions were not signed by any judge, nor were any exceptions taken, and where was found among the papers in the case, a loose paper, purporting to be a bill of exceptions as to one instruction, but the paper was not dated, or marked filed, nor certified to be a paper in the cause;

Held, 1. That the appellate court would not examine the instructions appearing in the transcript, for the reason that no exceptions were taken at the time of giving the…

2Cited by2 opinions

  1. Coker v. HayesSupreme Court of Florida · 1878
  2. Cooley v. StateTexas Supreme Court · 1873

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