Freeman v. Cook
Freeman v. Cook
Opinion of the Court
Opinion op ttte court by
Reversing.
The appellees ajiplied to the Lewis county court for the establishment of a private passway over the land of the appellants. A trial in the county court resulted in the establishment of the passwav, and a verdict in favor of the appellants for $25. An appeal was prayed from that judgment, bond executed before, the clerk of the circuit court, and a summons and supersedeas issued thereon within sixty days from the rendition of the judgment. On motion of the appellees in the circuit court the appeal was dismissed, and,
The appellees’ contention is that the judgment of the circuit court should be affirmed, for the reason that the appeal was not properly taken to the circuit court, and cite sections 72-1 and 729 of the Civil Code. Tt is jmovided in section 724 that: “An appeal may be taken in the manner following: The party appealing shall produce to the clerk of the court to which the appeal is taken a certified copy of the judgment and the amount of costs and cause to be executed before him by one or more-sufficient sureties, to be approved ■ by him. a bond to the effect that the appellant will satisfy and perform the judgment that shall be rendered upon the appeal, whereupon the clerk shall issue an order to the judge, mayor or justice rendering the judgment to slay proceedings thereon and to transmit to the office of said clerk all the original papers in the case and the appellee shall be summoned actually or constructhely, as provided in chapter 2, title 4, to appear and defend the appeal. The provisions of this section in regard to clerks apply to a judge who acts as clerk of his own court.” Section 729 reads: “No appeal shall be taken pursuant to this article, 'except within sixty-days from the rendering of the judgment.” Tt will be seen that the sections, supra, appear'under title 1(1, which refers to quarterly- courts, police courts, mayors’ courts, and courts of justices of the peace. Chapter 1 of said title regulates the mode of procedure in said courts, and chapter 2 regulates appeals from their judgments; the sections quoted being embraced in chapter 2. Tt appears in this action that at the time of the execution of the appeal bond in the circuit court the appellants did not produce a copy of the judgment appealed from, nor a taxation of the cost, and the same were not filed until after the expiration of sixty days
Judgment reversed, and cause remanded, with directions to overrule the motion to dismiss, and for further proceedings not inconsistent with this opinion.
Petition for rehearing by appellee overruled.
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