Brown v. . House

The appellee makes the objection to the petition for certiorari that the appellant has not filed a transcript of the record proper (or shown why he could not do so) as a basis for the motion for a certiorari for the “ case on appeal.” The objection is fatal. Pittman v. Kimberly, 92 N. C., 562; Owens v. Phelps, 91 N. C., 253 ; State v. Freeman, 114 N. C., 872; Wheeler v. Shober, at this Term. The petitioner for certiorari must show himself "free from laches by doing all in his power towards having the appeal perfected and docketed in time.

It also appears that the case on appeal has been…