Legal Opinion

Pigman v. Denney

Supreme Court of Iowa

Decided December 5, 1861PublishedCited by 18 opinions

Appeal from Lee District Court. This action was commenced in January, 1861. Judgment by default in February, and in March defendants appealed to this court.

1Opinion of the CourtWright, J.

It is claimed by appellants' counsel, and admitted by appellee, that the original notice was not served upon one of the defendants the length of time required by the second sub-division of § 2815 of the Rev. 1860; and that the judgment by default was therefore erroneous. We are referred, however, to § 3645, which provides that: “A judgment or order shall not be reversed for an error which can be corrected on motion in the inferior court, until such motion has been made there and overruled,” *397and counsel insist that until an effort is made to correct this erroneous judgment, by motion, in the…

2Cited by18 opinions

  1. Scott v. Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1913
  2. Belknap v. BelknapSupreme Court of Iowa · 1912
  3. Decatur County v. ClementsSupreme Court of Iowa · 1865
  4. Sawyer v. BrysonSupreme Court of Kansas · 1872
  5. Carleton v. ByingtonSupreme Court of Iowa · 1864

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