Gilfore v. Fonseca

COVINGTON, Judge.

This Court, ex proprio motu, issued an order directing the plaintiff-appellant, Edna Mae Gilfore, wife of Julian Gilfore, to show cause why the appeal entered by appellant should not be dismissed, because the appeal appeared to have been untimely perfected.

The judgment of the trial court was signed on September 10,1974, and notice of judgment was mailed to counsel the same date. Therefore, the delays for filing a motion for a new trial began to run on the next day, September 11, 1974, and expired on the seventh day thereafter, exclusive of legal holidays, or on September 19,…