Legal Opinion

Sweeney v. State

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided July 1, 1878Published

Appeal from the County Court of Morris. Tried below before the Hon. J. F. Moseley, County Judge. As will be seen, the first opinion was rendered on a motion to dismiss; and subsequently, on a perfect transcript, the case was disposed of on the merits, by a second opinion.

1Opinion of the CourtEctor, P. J.

The assistant attorney-general moves to dismiss the appeal in this case ‘ ‘ because the transcript is not such as is required by law.” This motion is too general, and does not sufficiently point out the objections to the transcript.

The same rules regulating appeals and proceedings in the District Courts govern the County Courts in this State. Gen. Laws Fifteenth Legislature, 22, sec. 19. On an examination of the transcript, the particular objection to it is the manner in which the seal of the County Court is affixed.

The attention of the clerk of the lower court is specially called to Rule 20,…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Rogers v. StateTexas Supreme Court · 1875

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