St. Louis & San Francisco Railroad v. Shinn

Per Curiam :

In an attempted appeal from a judgment of a justice of the peace the railroad company gave an appeal bond which was insufficient in amount. In the district court the company offered to give a new and sufficient bond, but its application .was denied and the appeal dismissed. The company seeks by mandamus to compel the district court to accept the amended bond and to reinstate the appeal. The only substantial objection to the bond was the insufficiency of the amount. The other objections were captious in their nature and not entitled to serious consideration. It was the duty of the…