Runkle v. Hagan

Hagan sued Runkle before a Justice of the Peace and had judgment. From this judgment Runkle appealed to the Circuit Court of Monroe county, where judgment being again given against him, he appealed to this Court. In the Circuit Court the appellee moved to dismiss the appeal, because the appellant had not given sufficient notice of his appeal, it being taken after the day of trial. Ho objection was taken to the language of the notice of the appeal; but it was given by an agent and signed thus: “ William Runkle by Wm. K. Vanarsdale.” The Circuit Court for that reason dismissed the appeal, and…