Legal Opinion

Kesler v. Myers

Indiana Supreme Court

Decided May 15, 1873Published

APPEAL from the Marion Circuit Court.

1Opinion

On Petition for a Rehearing.

A rehearing is asked in this case upon three grounds.

First. That the court erred, in holding that the affidavits *547filed in support of the motion to set aside the default were not properly and legally in the record.

Second. That it was the duty of the court, when it discovered the mistake of the clerk, to have required the clerk to correct such mistake.

Third. That as the appellant and his counsel had donetheir whole duty in the premises, the court should not visit upon them the consequences of the ignorance or malice of the clerk.

The counsel for appellant assume that…

2Cases cited32 opinions

  1. Robinson v. SkipworthIndiana Supreme Court · 1864
  2. Colerick v. HooperIndiana Supreme Court · 1852
  3. Miles v. BuchananIndiana Supreme Court · 1871
  4. Stewart v. RankinIndiana Supreme Court · 1872
  5. Smith v. LisherIndiana Supreme Court · 1864

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