Legal Opinion · Dissent

Bayers v. W.O.W., Inc.

Supreme Court of Colorado

Decided March 11, 1963No. 20,418Published

1DissentChief Justice Frantz

Failure to file a motion for new trial in the trial court is an irregularity; such failure does not render this court wanting in jurisdiction to determine a writ of error. Such irregularity can be waived. Williams v. Williams, 110 Colo. 473, 135 P. (2d) 1016. Quod erat demonstrandum.

In enumerating the “deficiencies” of a record before it, this court observed: “Further, the record on error contains nothing to show that a motion for a new trial was made or dispensed with, which, at least, as to issues of fact, is a condition precedent to the maintenance of a review of the judgment on writ of…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Henry v. Travelers' InsuranceSupreme Court of Colorado · 1891
  2. Bullock v. WallaceWashington Supreme Court · 1907
  3. Williams v. WilliamsSupreme Court of Colorado · 1943
  4. Lombard v. Overland Ditch & Reservoir Co.Supreme Court of Colorado · 1907
  5. Fairbanks, Morse & Co. v. MacleodColorado Court of Appeals · 1896

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