McMahon v. Maddox

At a former day of this term, we had before us a motion by appellee to dismiss the appeal for want of jurisdiction. We overruled said motion at that time, but it is urged again in appellees’ brief. And we have again considered the motion, and have concluded that we erred formerly in overruling it.

The grounds of the motion are as follows:

This cause was tried in the district court of Montague county, whose term, under the law, may continue not longer than 6 weeks. The term at which this cause was tried ended on May 15, 1926. The appellant, H. E. McMahon, was a nonresident of the county, living…