Gillig v. Lake Bigler Road Co.
Nevada Supreme Court
Appeal from the District Court of the First Judicial District, Storey County, the Hon. Richard Rising presiding. All the facts necessary to an understanding of the -points decided are stated in the Opinion. The Court erred in permitting the bills to be introduced in evidence. They do not, on their face, purport to be the bills of defendants, and parol evidence is not admissible to prove them such.
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Appeal from the District Court of the First Judicial District, Storey County, the Hon. Richard Rising presiding. All the facts necessary to an understanding of the -points decided are stated in the Opinion. The Court erred in permitting the bills to be introduced in evidence. They do not, on their face, purport to be the bills of defendants, and parol evidence is not admissible to prove them such. (Parsons on Notes and Bills, Vol. 1, pp. 92, 93, and 94; Story on Agency, sec. 147, pp. 162-3 ; 2 Kent’s Com. pp. 804-5 ; Chitty on Bills, pp. 36-40; Stackpole v. Arnold, 11 Mass. 27; Barker v.…
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Opinion by
Lewis, C. J., full Bench concurring.
We have not yet held a statement of the grounds upon which the appellant relies indispensably necessary before he can be heard in this Court, though we have often intimated that if it were omitted we would not feel disposed to search through a voluminous record for errors committed in the Court below. The neglect of so clear a requirement of the statute and of the rules of this Court is utterly inexcusable, and deserves no indulgence from the Court. Where, however, it is possible, we are always disposed to protect litigants from all costs and…
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