Legal Opinion

Lewis v. Watrus

Nebraska Supreme Court

Decided July 15, 1878PublishedCited by 4 opinions

Error to the district court for Fillmore county. Tried below before Weaver, J. I. The judgment rendered in the court below was a good and valid judgment. The statement in the docket that judgment was rendered in favor of the plaintiff, there being but one defendant, sufficiently shows that judgment was rendered against the defendant.

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Error to the district court for Fillmore county. Tried below before Weaver, J. I. The judgment rendered in the court below was a good and valid judgment. The statement in the docket that judgment was rendered in favor of the plaintiff, there being but one defendant, sufficiently shows that judgment was rendered against the defendant. ALdrieh v. Maitland, 4 Mich., 205 Fish v. Everson, 44 N. Y, 367. Story v. Kimball, 6 Verm., 541. Little v. Bid-well, 27 Texas, 688. Fimnagan v. Manchester, 12 Iowa, 521. Leggett v. Wall, 2 A. K. Marsh, 149. Broohs v. 'Ratcliffe, 11 Iredell, N. C., 321. Freeman on…

1Opinion of the Court

Gantt, Oh. J.

This action was originally commenced in the probate court, upon a promissory note not negotiable. On the seventh of June, 1873, defendant filed an appeal bond, and on the thirtieth of January, 1874, he filed his transcript and appeal in the district court. At the May term (1874) the case was continued, and at the May term (1875) defendant filed his motion to strike the papers from the files, on the ground that no judgment was rendered in the case in the probate court. This motion *479was overruled and the defendant filed his answer, and afterwards he filed an amended answer. At the…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Fish v. . EmersonNew York Court of Appeals · 1871
  2. Minkhart v. HanklerIllinois Supreme Court · 1857

3Cited by4 opinions

  1. McNamara & Duncan v. CabonNebraska Supreme Court · 1887
  2. Black v. CabonNebraska Supreme Court · 1888
  3. Fowler v. ThomsenNebraska Supreme Court · 1903
  4. Holdridge v. MarshMissouri Court of Appeals · 1888

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