Beatty v. Zeigel and Ellison

This is an action for money had and received. A trial was had in the Circuit Court of Schuyler County, resulting in a verdict and judgment for respondents (defendants), and plaintiff has appealed to this court.

We are immediately confronted with amotion to dismiss the appeal because (1) appellant’s statement of the case does not comply with our rules; (2) the abstract fails to show the record entry showing the filing of the petition or the answer or the reply; (3) the statement or record that a motion for new trial was filed and that appeal was granted to this court does not appear in the…