People's Building, Loan & Saving Ass'n v. Cook

This action, which was brought by Marie Cook against the People’s Building, Loan & Saving Association before a justice of the peace to recover money claimed to be due upon a written contract, was tried without a jury and taken under advisement for four days. On January 16— that being the fourth day after the trial — the cause was decided and judgment entered against the defendant in the absence of his attorney. On January 27 an appeal undertaking was presented to the justice for approval and was approved. Soon afterwards a transcript of the proceedings was filed in the district court, where a…