California Supreme Court, 1898

Duncan v. Times-Mirror Co.

Duncan v. Times-Mirror Co.
California Supreme Court · Decided March 25, 1898
120 Cal. 402

Duncan v. Times-Mirror Co.

Opinion of the Court

THE COURT.

A motion is made to dismiss the appeal from an order denying a motion for a new trial, upon the ground that the notice of intention to move for a new trial was fatally defective. The notice recited that the motion would be made upon a statement or bill of exceptions, and upon the records of the court and upon the minutes of the court. In Hart v. Kimball, 72 Cal. 283, it was held that a motion for a new trial can be made upon a statement of the case, notwithstanding that the notice designated that the motion would be made upon a statement and *403upon the minutes of the court and a bill of exceptions. In the present case, the motion was actually based upon a bill of exceptions. The notice of intention stated that it would be based upon the records of the court and the minutes, and either a statement or bill of exceptions. We think the notice is a substantial compliance with the statute.

Motion denied.

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