Legal Opinion
Burke v. Loughrin
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided October 23, 1952No. 1264PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Per curiam
Rule 27 of this court requires that notice of appeal be filed within ten days from the -entry of the judgment appealed from. The appeal in this case is from a judgment entered July 18, 1952. The notice of appeal was filed July 29 and was therefore one day late. 1 The filing of a notice of appeal is jurisdictional and unless such notice is timely filed we have no power to extend the time or to review the case. Beach v. District of Columbia, D.C.Mun.App., 44 A.2d 926; Syndicated Const. Corporation v. Ross, D.C.Mun.App., 73 A.2d 899.
Appeal dismissed.
1. Had July 28 (the tenth day) been a Sunday…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Beach v. District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1945
- Syndicated Const. Corporation v. RossDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1950
3Cited by5 opinions
- Hines v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1968
- Valentine v. Real Estate CommissionDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1960
- Seebold v. HolbrookDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1954
- Hines v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1968
- Willis v. George Washington Life InsuranceDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1955