Reynolds v. Morton
Wyoming Supreme Court
ERROR to the District Court, Niobrara County; Hon. William C. Mentzer, Judge. The action was brought by John Morton against William Reynolds, and from a judgment in favor of the plaintiff, the defendant brought error. Heard on motion to dismiss. The Supreme Court will not recognize an agreement of counsel to dispense with a compliance with a rule of court.
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ERROR to the District Court, Niobrara County; Hon. William C. Mentzer, Judge. The action was brought by John Morton against William Reynolds, and from a judgment in favor of the plaintiff, the defendant brought error. Heard on motion to dismiss. The Supreme Court will not recognize an agreement of counsel to dispense with a compliance with a rule of court. (Spencer v. McMaster, 3 Wyo. 105; Robertson v. Shorow & Co., 10 Wyo. 368). An order extending the time for filing and serving brief is indispensable to save default. The rules of the Supreme Court, authorized by law, have the force of a…
1Opinion of the Court
Beard, Justice.
This case is before the court at this time on the motion of defendant in error to dismiss the proceedings in error for the reasons: 1. That plaintiff in error failed to file his brief within the time required by the rules of this court. 2. That he has failed to cause the original papers in the case to be sent up to this court, properly authenticated as required by the rules. 3. That he failed to have sent up a properly authenticated transcript of the journal entries in said cause. -4. That no bill of exceptions has been filed containing a motion for a new trial and that the…
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