Legal Opinion

Stewart v. Waite

Supreme Court of Kansas

Decided July 15, 1877PublishedCited by 6 opinions

Error from, Cowley Eistrict Court. ■ The only question here is as to the construction of section 115 of the justices act. The facts are fully stated in the opinion. Stewart brings the case here on error.

1Opinion of the Court

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Brewer, J.:

This actipn was originally brought by "Waite before a justice of the peace. The parties appeared before the justice on the 18th of August 1874, and on that day the trial was had and concluded, and the justice held the case under advisement until the 22d of that month. On the day last mentioned the justice rendered and entered judgment in said action in favor of Waite. Stewart filed a petition in error in the district court asking that the judgment of the .justice be reversed, assigning as error, that said judgment had been both rendered and…

2Cited by6 opinions

  1. Redus v. MattisonSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1912
  2. St. Paul Fire Marine Ins. Co. v. GriffinSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1912
  3. State ex rel. Collier v. HoustonMontana Supreme Court · 1907
  4. Conwell v. KuykendallSupreme Court of Kansas · 1883
  5. Scott v. KreamerSupreme Court of Kansas · 1887

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