Bergstrom v. Spellman
Bergstrom v. Spellman
Opinion of the Court
On motion to dismiss.
Prom a judgment against him, the plaintiff on June 26th. obtained an order for a devolutive appeal returnable to this Court on July 22d, 1915. He filed his appeal bond in the District Court on July 23d, 1919^and filed his transcript in this Court on July 24tii.0n Jaly 28th, 1919, the defendant ana appellee roved to dismiss this appeal on the following grounds:
lo "that the oond herein was filed the day after t'te appeal was made returnable; "and
2o "that the bond filed herein is inconsistent with the motion of appeal filed herein".
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lo The apnellee has filed a orief, but has quoted no authority in support of his motion. Although the order made the appeal returnable on July 22d, yet under^the Jur^-prudence, the appellant had until July to file his transcript. It has been held that the appeal will be maintained provided the bond be filed at any time oefore the return day allowed by law. Glover vs. Taylor, 38 A., 634. In the case of Bouligny vs. White, 5 A., 31, the appellant obtained an order for a devolutive appeal returnable on May 7th; the appeal bond was filed May 10th, and the transcript May 12th, or within three judicial days after the return day fixed in the order. The Supreme Court decided that the bond had oeen filed in time inasmuch as it had been filed within the three judicial days of grace allowed by law after the return day. Also 14 A., 201.
An appeal T?ond is in time if filed on the last da£ on which the record could be filed. 1 La. Dig. p 433; Foreman vs, Francis; Bryan vs. Lange, Manning’s Unrep. Cas., 337, 341,
"A-i error in recítr :-f tr e date of the judgment appealed from will not vitiate the appeal bond, the judgment being otherwise unmistakably identified". 111 La., 766.
Lotioi. to dismiss denied.
October 23rd, 1919.
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