Commonwealth, Department of Highways v. Daly

CLAY, Commissioner.

These are consolidated appeals from judgments in condemnation cases dismissing appellant’s attempted appeals from the county court to the circuit court. The basis of the rulings was that such appeals were not taken within the time allowed by law. The controversy concerns the true date when the county court judgments were entered by the signing of the order book by the county judge.

The judgments in the county court were tendered to the county judge on October 4, 1961, and apparently were signed by him on that date. The signing of the judgments did not constitute the entry…