Legal Opinion

Jones v. Bowman

Wyoming Supreme Court

Decided August 16, 1901PublishedCited by 11 opinions

ERROR to the District Court, Johnson County, Hon. Josrph R. Stotts, Judge. Heard on motion to strike the bill of exceptions from the record, on the ground that the same was not presented in time. The facts are stated in the opinion. The District Judge has no authority by a chambers order to extend the time granted by a previous order of the court for the presentation of a bill of exceptions.

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ERROR to the District Court, Johnson County, Hon. Josrph R. Stotts, Judge. Heard on motion to strike the bill of exceptions from the record, on the ground that the same was not presented in time. The facts are stated in the opinion. The District Judge has no authority by a chambers order to extend the time granted by a previous order of the court for the presentation of a bill of exceptions. (Schlessinger v. Cook, 8 Wyo., 484.) If a Judge in chambers when the court, being still in term, has jurisdiction of the cause may not make an order granting time to prepare and present the bill, upon…

1Opinion of the Court

Pottek, Chiee Justice.

A motion is made to strike from the. record the bill of exceptions in this case on the ground that the same was not presented for allowance within the time required by law.

Final judgment in the cause was rendered, and motion for new trial overruled and excepted to on the 22d day of June, 1900, the same being one of the days of the regular May, 1900, term of the District Court. In the judgment order the following appears: “And now, upon application of the respondents, it is ordered that respondents file herein their proposed bill of exceptions by July 12th, 1900.”

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2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. West Chicago Street Railroad v. Morrison, Adams & Allen Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1896
  2. Hawes v. People ex rel. PulverIllinois Supreme Court · 1889
  3. Anderson v. MatthewsWyoming Supreme Court · 1899
  4. McBride v. Union Pac. Ry. Co.Wyoming Supreme Court · 1888
  5. Schlessinger v. CookWyoming Supreme Court · 1899

3Cited by11 opinions

  1. Coffee v. HarrisWyoming Supreme Court · 1921
  2. Harden v. CardWyoming Supreme Court · 1906
  3. Fried v. GuibersonWyoming Supreme Court · 1923
  4. Gilpatrick v. PerryWyoming Supreme Court · 1920
  5. Bissinger & Co. v. WeissWyoming Supreme Court · 1921

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