Jordan v. Chicago & Alton Railway

Section 8037, Revised Statutes 1899, provides that a writ of error must be sued out witbiu a year after rendition of final judgment. The record shows that final judgment was rendered in tbe cause on February 9, 1901. The writ of error was sued out of this court on February 10, 1902; a year and a day after rendition of the judgment. The court takes judicial notice that February 9, 1902, fell on Sunday. Section 4160, Revised Statutes 1899, provides that “the time within which an act is to be done shall be computed by excluding the first day and including the last; if the last be Sunday it shall…