Geile v. Knowles

Under the circumstances of this case I think the judge of the city court properly approved the bond as of December 23, 1950. In my opinion the appeal should be regarded as having been perfected on that day which was in time.

I realize the statute prescribes a simple procedure for perfecting appeals and that nothing other than the filing of the papers in the office of the city court within the time designated is permitted thereby. Appeals are favored and are not to be defeated by strained construction of statutes relating thereto. It seems to me to be a strained construction of the statute to…