O'Neil v. Dougherty
O'Neil v. Dougherty
Opinion of the Court
Section 195 of the Practice Act provides that if the statement on motion for new trial be not filed within five days after service of the notice of intention to move for a new trial, or within such further time as may be agreed upon or granted, the right to move for a new trial shall be deemed waived. The Court below disregarded the defendant’s statement and denied his motion for a new trial, on the ground that his statement was not filed in time.
It appears from- the record that the cause was tried on the twenty-ninth of August, 1872, and the verdict rendered on that day. On the second of September following the de
It is clear that the right to move for a new trial must be deemed to have been waived, unless it is saved by the stipulation. But we see nothing in that to justify the long delay in filing the papers.
No error appears upon the judgment roll, and the judgment and order are, therefore, affirmed.
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