Legal Opinion

State ex rel. Lorntzen v. Hansen

Utah Supreme Court

Decided March 1, 1918No. 3184PublishedCited by 1 opinion

Appeal from District Court of Cache County, First District; Hon. A. E. Trail, Presiding Judge. Proceedings by the State of Utah on the relation of Margaret I. S. Lorntzen, against George D. Hansen and Andrew M. Hammond. Judgment for plaintiff. Defendant appeals.

1Opinion of the CourtGideon, J.

The relator, plaintiff below, was awarded judgment. Defendants appeal to this court. A motion to dismiss challenges the jurisdiction of this court on the ground that the appeal was not taken within six months from the date of the entry of judgment.

It appears from the record that judgment was entered May 28, 1917. No motion for a new trial was made. The notice of appeal was filed and served December 8, 1917. Comp. Laws 1907, section 3301, is as follows: “An appeal may be taken within six months from the entry of the judgment or order appealed from.” It will thus be seen that the appeal was not…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Fuller v. FerrinUtah Supreme Court · 1917
  2. Jones v. EvansUtah Supreme Court · 1911
  3. Lindley v. BradshawUtah Supreme Court · 1914

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. State Tax Commission v. City of LoganUtah Supreme Court · 1939

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