Legal Opinion
Williams v. State
Supreme Court of Alabama
Decided January 15, 1855PublishedCited by 4 opinions
Appeal from the Circuit Court of Fayette. Tried before the Hon. B. W. Huntington. It is unnecessary to state the facts of the case as shown by * the assignments of error and bill of exceptions. The appeal was dismissed by the court ex mero motu.
1Opinion of the CourtRice, J.
— This is a proceeding in bastardy, and an appeal in such case is governed by section 3821 of the. Code,'which is in the following words :
*86“ Either party may appeal to the Supreme Court within thirty days .after judgment. If the appeal is taken by the State, the complainant must give security for the costs of the appeal if the judgment is affirmed ; and the defendant also, if the. appeal is taken by him, must give the same security, to be approved by the clerk of the Circuit Court, the names of the securities certified with the record to the appellate court; and execution may issue for the…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Carey v. McDougald's Adm'rSupreme Court of Alabama · 1854
- Curry v. BarclaySupreme Court of Alabama · 1842
3Cited by4 opinions
- Thompson v. LeaSupreme Court of Alabama · 1856
- Satterwhite v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1856
- Strain v. IrwinSupreme Court of Alabama · 1917
- England v. McLaughlinSupreme Court of Alabama · 1860