Hays v. Crutcher
Hays v. Crutcher
Opinion of the Court
This is an appeal from the judgment alone and under section 4818, Revised Statutes, brings up the judgment-roll and all bills of exceptions or any statement of the case upon which the appellant relies. The transcript in this case contains the pleadings, judgment and notice of appeal; also what purports to be a certified copy of the judgment-roll from the circuit court of the United States, within and for the district of Idaho, in the ease of the United States v. James I. Crutcher et al., and the motion made by the defendants in this
“It is hereby stipulated between counsel for the respective parties in this case that the same shall be heard before the supreme court at the May term thereof upon this transcript, all questions of time of service being hereby waived.
“May 6, 1904. . “JO. W. HUSTON,
“Attorney for Appellant.
“HAWLEY, PUCKETT & HAWLEY,
“Attorneys for Kespondent.”
It will be observed that this stipulation amounts to nothing more than an agreement that the case shall be heard at this present term upon the transcript to which such stipulation is attached. If it were contended that this stipulation takes the place of a certificate from the trial judge settling a bill of exceptions or statement, that contention would be fully met by Meinart v. Snow, 3 Idaho, 112, 27 Pac. 677, and Van Meter v. Squibb, 9 Idaho, 160, 72 Pac. 884. In the former case it was held by this court'that a bill of exceptions cannot be considered on appeal unless it has been signed and certified by the trial judge. In the latter case it was held that the attorneys in the case cannot settle a statement on motion for a new trial by joining in a stipulation or certificate thereto, but that it must also be certified by the trial judge. In this case the judgment recites that, “Witnesses upon the part of the plaintiff were sworn and examined and documentary evidence introduced and plaintiff rested his case.” Now, there is nothing in this record which shows or tends to show of what the documentary evidence introduced consisted nor what evidence was given by the wit
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- HAYS v. CRUTCHER
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- Syllabus
- Appeal — Evidence—Stipulation of Attobnevs — Bun of Exceptions — Statement. 1. Evidence contained in transcript and not saved by bill of exceptions or statement allowed by court or judge, cannot be considered on the appeal. 2. Under the following stipulation of counsel, to wit: “It is hereby stipulated between counsel for the respective parties in this case that the same shall be heard before the supreme court at the May term thereof upon this transcript, all questions of time of service being hereby waived,” held, that the evidence contained in the transcript cannot be considered on the appeal, as it was not saved by bill of exceptions or statement settled by the judge. (Syllabus by the court.)