Kokotis v. Lightsey

Hawes, Justice.

The notice of appeal and the transcript of the record in this case were filed in this court August 14, 1970. The enumeration of errors and the brief of appellant were not received by the clerk of this court until September 4, 1970, 21 days after the docketing of the case. Counsel for the appellant seeks to establish providential cause for his failure to timely file the enumeration of errors by showing the illness of his wife commencing in December, 1969, and continuing until the date of his letter, October 9, 1970, which illness required counsel to spend considerable amounts of…