Hunt v. Baldwin

At the September term, 1887, of the Circuit Court, this case being then pending there on appeal taken by the "appellant from the judgment of a justice of the peace, by filing the appeal bond with the justice, that appeal was dismissed for want of prosecution.

At the following December term the appellant moved the court to set aside the order dismissing the appeal and re-instare the cause, which motion the court denied. This appeal is from the order denying the motion. The appellant claims that the order at the September term was wrong, because the appellee had not, before that order was made,…