Raddatz v. Christner

There was a motion in this case to dismiss the appeal on the ground that the same was docketed in this court within the time prescribed by statute. The legislature amended the statute in regard to the time for docketing an appeal (Laws 1917, ch. 140), changing the time from six to three months. This court has heretofore followed the rule announced in the note under Wilson v. Kryger, 26 N. Dak. 77, in 51 L. R. A. n. s. 760, as follows: “It is a general rule of construction that statutes shortening the time within which appeals or proceedings in error can be taken do not, in the absence of…