Scoggins v. Jones

In this appeal by the plaintiff and one of the defendants from a judgment rendered and signed in a police juror election context, we rule as follows:(1) The Motion to Dismiss the Appeal is overruled, since the duty to timely file the record in this court is that of the Clerk of Court for the District Court and the failure of that official to do so is not chargeable to the plaintiff-appellant. Further, no prejudice to the defendant has been shown because of this failure.(2) We find no merit to defendant’s contention that the trial judge erred in overruling his exceptions directed at…