Murphy v. Wood
Supreme Court of Alabama
Appeal from the Circuit Court of Montgomery. Tried before the Hon. John R. Tyson. On January 21, 1893, William J. Murphy, the appellant, obtained a judgment in the court of a justice of the peace against- M. L. Wood, the appellee. On January 23, the defendant Wood filed his appeal bond and obtained an appeal to the circuit court from the judgment thus rendered. In the circuit court there was a judgment entered, dismissing the cause for the want of prosecution.
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Appeal from the Circuit Court of Montgomery. Tried before the Hon. John R. Tyson. On January 21, 1893, William J. Murphy, the appellant, obtained a judgment in the court of a justice of the peace against- M. L. Wood, the appellee. On January 23, the defendant Wood filed his appeal bond and obtained an appeal to the circuit court from the judgment thus rendered. In the circuit court there was a judgment entered, dismissing the cause for the want of prosecution. After the rendition of this judgment, the said William J. Murphy filed his petition praying that the said judgment of dismissal be set…
1Opinion of the CourtColeman, J.
On the 21st of January, 1893, the *640plaintiff, Murphy, obtained a judgment in the justice court against the defendant, Wood. On the 23d day of January, 1893, the defendant Wood filed an appeal bond and obtained an appeal from the judgment in the justice court to the circuit court.
We know judicially that the January term of the circuit court for Montgomery began on the 9bh day of January, 1893, and the record informs us that the court was duly organized on that day, just two weeks before the appeal from the justice court was taken. The circuit court rendered judgment, dismissing the appeal, for…
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