Legal Opinion

Heffron v. Pollard

Texas Supreme Court

Decided February 26, 1889No. 2684PublishedCited by 79 opinions

Appeal from Galveston. Tried below before Hon. W. H. Stewart..

1Opinion of the Court

Gaines, Associate Justice.—

There was a motion submitted with this case to strike from the record certain bills of exceptions which appear in the statement of facts. A ground of the motion is that the statement of facts appears to have been filed more than ten days after the motion for a new trial was overruled. The statute requires that bills of exceptions shall be filed during the term (Rev. Stats., art. 1364), and it has been accordingly held that an exception which is shown by a statement of facts filed after the final adjournment can not be considered. Willis v. Donac, 61 Texas, 588;…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Bartlett v. TuckerMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1870
  2. Lockett v. SchurenbergTexas Supreme Court · 1884
  3. Hall v. CrandallCalifornia Supreme Court · 1866
  4. Lander v. CastroCalifornia Supreme Court · 1872
  5. Willis v. DonacTexas Supreme Court · 1884

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3Cited by79 opinions

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