Jones v. Jones
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Appeal from Lawrence Circuit Court. Hon. William C. Bevens, Circuit Judge. If we understood the opinion of the circuit court, it was, that the court could.not notice any error that appeared on the record unless it was specially pointed out by bill of exceptions.
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Appeal from Lawrence Circuit Court. Hon. William C. Bevens, Circuit Judge. If we understood the opinion of the circuit court, it was, that the court could.not notice any error that appeared on the record unless it was specially pointed out by bill of exceptions. We have always understood the law to be, that where an error appeared upon the face of the record, no bill of exceptions is required; that the office of a bill of exceptions was to bring upon the record something that did not appear upon the record. Rogers et al. vs. Diamond, 13 Ark. R. 482; 1 Bouv. Law Die. 175; 1 Phil, on Ev., by…
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice English
Elbert T. Jones applied to the probate court of Lawrence county for the allowance and classification of an account for $97 15, against the estate of Elbert Jones, deceased, whiehhad been rejected by W. C. Jones, the administrator of the estate.
The administrator filed an account as a set-off, amounting to seven dollars and sixty-three cents.
The case was submitted to a jury, and there was a verdict and judgment of the court in favor of the administrator, against the plaintiff, for seventy-five dollars and forty cents.
The plaintiff appealed to the circuit court, where, upon inspection of the…
2Cited by1 opinion
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