Howorth v. Seevers Manufacturing Co.
Howorth v. Seevers Manufacturing Co.
Opinion of the Court
January 22, 1889, appellants filed an abstract, showing that after verdict plaintiff filed a motion for a new trial, on several different grounds, among which are the following: “(5) Because of the misconduct of the juror Ed. Fitzsimmons, as shown by the affidavit or evidence of said juror, hereto attached, marked ‘Exhibit A,’ and made a part of this motion. (6) Because of the misconduct of one of the defendants, Thos. Seevers, as shown by the affidavit of Ed. Fitzsimmons, hereto attached, marked ‘ Exhibit A,’ and made a part hereof.” Following this is set up what purports to be evidence in support of the motion, counter-affidavits, and rebutting affidavits, after which is a statement as follows: “No evidence was introduced on said motion except the foregoing affidavits and certificates of the clerk. Said affidavits were all made of record by bill of exceptions, duly signed, and filed at. the time. Said affidavits were all filed and submitted with the motion for new trial, and, on October 19, 1888, the court sustained the said motion on the ground of the misconduct of said juror, and granted a new trial, and defendants at the time excepted.” The errors assigned relate entirely to sustaining the motion for new trial on the grounds of the alleged misconduct. April 19, 1889, appellee filed an additional abstract, denying the correctness of appellants’ abstract, denying, the statement that the court sustained the motion for new trial
Section 12, rules supreme court, provides that “causes shall be submitted upon the abstract of the parties, except when a controversy arises as to the record. In such case the controversy shall be determined by reference to the transcript: but the appellant shall have a reasonable time after the necessity for a transcript appears to file a transcript where one has not already been filed.” The appellant has had reasonable time, but has omitted to file a transcript; hence we have nothing from which to determine the true state of the record, nor whether the district court erred or not in the respects alleged. The judgment of the district court must therefore be Affirmed.
Reference
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- Howorth v. The Seevers Manufacturing Company
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