Woffenden v. Charouleau
Woffenden v. Charouleau
Opinion of the Court
This cause was submitted to this court at the January term, A. D., 1885, in September. During the vaca
Chapter 48 of the Compiled Laws is the procedure act in civil eases governing the supreme as well as the district and other courts'. Section 146 of that act provides that “a judgment is the final determination of the rights of the parties in the action or proceeding, and may be entered in term or vacation.” This law is broad enough to include all courts, and all judgments. Section 637 of the same chapter provides that the supreme court make rules not inconsistent with the laws of the territory for its own government, etc. Rule 37 of the supreme court provides that eases argued and submitted in the term may be decided, and the decision and judgment be rendered, in vacation. This rule was promulgated in 1879, and has remained in force ever since, and has been acted upon and acquiesced in until now. We do not think this rule to be inconsistent with the laws of the territory or the acts of congress. The court has power to render a decision, and cause judgment to be entered, and file its reasons therefor, in vacation, in a cause which has been regularly heard and submitted to the court in the term, and taken under advisement. Whatever the mere form of the entries may be, that is what action under said rule amounts to. People v. Jones, 20 Cal. 50.
The motion is denied.
Porter, J., concurs.
I do not think section 146 of chapter 48, cited by my Brother- Barnes, has reference to a judgment of the supreme court. It has application solely to district courts. But section 637, cited, confers authority on the supreme court to declare by rule that decision and judgment may be rendered in vacation. In the exercise of such authority, rule 37 was long ago adopted, and must be regarded as right and correct until abrogated or changed. I therefore concur in the above opinion, but, in so doing, I cannot help
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