Legal Opinion

Hepner v. Wheatley

South Dakota Supreme Court

Decided December 30, 1913PublishedCited by 26 opinions

Appeal from Circuit Court, Miner County. Hon. Arva E. Tayror, Judge. Action by John S. Hepner against Grant Wheatley. From a judgment for plaintiff, and from an -order denying a new trial, defendant appeals.

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Appeal from Circuit Court, Miner County. Hon. Arva E. Tayror, Judge. Action by John S. Hepner against Grant Wheatley. From a judgment for plaintiff, and from an -order denying a new trial, defendant appeals. It is not necessary that appellant’s -brief contain a statement thialt a notice of .appeal was filed and) -served, or that an undertaking was given and filed, or that any appeal was taken, of that the record was settled by the trial judge for the reason: None of these showings in the- brief, is required by statute. -The- statute, Chapter 174, Eaws 1913, makes -it the duty of clerk of…

1Opinion of the Court

WHITING. P. J.

[1] Respondent seeks an order striking appellant’s brief from the files of this court, and -he urges, as grounds for such an order: (1) That the said brief was not printed in conformity with rule 10 of the rules of this court (140 N. W. ix); in that “said brief contains but 26 lines instead of 28” to the printed page; (2) “that no reference is made in said brief as to the service of a notice of appeal upon the respondent’s attorney, or upon the clerk of the circuit court, * * * nor is any reference in said brief made to the giving, filing, or service of an undertaking on appeal,…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. State ex rel. Curtis v. PoundSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1913

3Cited by26 opinions

  1. Ekern v. EricksonSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1916
  2. Berke v. McCook CountySouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1917
  3. Sweeney v. HewettSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1914
  4. Alma Group, L.L.C. v. WeissSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 2000
  5. O'Lein v. WinesburgSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1927

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