McGhee v. Grady

McGhee brought an action of unlawful detainer against Grady, which was tried and judgment rendered in favor of the plaintiff by .the justice on January 9, 1880. On *91January 12th, which' was the succeeding Monday, Grady prayed and obtained an appeal to the circuit court, taking the oath prescribed for poor persons, which the justice marked “approved,” and filed on the same day. This was tlm first day of the term of the circuit court, and the appeal was to the “next circuit court thereafter”: Code, sec. 3140. The papers were not filed either during the January or the succeeding May term* About…