Lapham v. Urban Renewal Agency

This is an appeal by the condemners from a jury award of $39,000 for the property in question.

The appellee moves to dismiss the appeal primarily for the failure of the appellants to give notice of hearing under our Rule 6 (p) of their application to the district judge for an extension of time to file the record on appeal. An order was made ecc parte by the district judge granting a 30-day extension. While the rule provides for notice to “the other parties” of the application for extension of time, the provision could hardly be considered jurisdictional in the sense of depriving the trial…