Hakshaw's Executors v. McDowell

The appellant, in all cases, should be careful to see that the errors upon which he insists are properly assigned, and that in all respects his appeal is perfected. If he fails to do so, as the law requires, it is his own neglect, and he cannot complain if his appeal fails or is dismissed.

The Code, §552, requires that, “to render an appeal effectual for any purpose in any civil cause or special proceeding, a written undertaking must be executed on the part of the appellant, with good and sufficient surety, in such sum as may be ordered by the court, not to exceed the sum of tivo hundred and…