Sire v. Merrick

In Dalton v. Loughlin, 4 Abb. N. C. 187, we held that, in order to make the judgment of a district court valid, the decision of the justice must be communicated to the clerk of the court within eight days, and that the failure of the justice to deliver his decision to the clerk within that period was not a mere irregularity that gave ground for an appeal, but was fatal to the jurisdiction of the court over the cause. It has been held that a final order must, like a judgment, be given within eight days after the submission of the case. People v. Loomis, 2 Civ. Proc. R. 278. An omission by the…