Eskelinen v. Northwestern Casualty & Surety Co.

The following opinions were filed April 1, 1930:

Stevens, J.

These cases present so clear a case of inexcusable 'delay in the settlement of the bill of exceptions that the order extending time to settle the bill must be reversed. This order was entered three and one-half years after the case was tried, two years and two months after judgment was first entered, and one and one-half years after judgment was entered in the final form.

The bill of exceptions was not settled until more than six months after the time for taking the appeal from the judg*102ment had expired. No formal notice of entry of…