Ramsland v. Roste
Ramsland v. Roste
Opinion of the Court
This is an appeal in an action originally brought in justice’s court to recover upon defendant’s written acceptance of an
On July 20 plaintiff made no appearance, but, from certain unauthorized entries found in the justice’s docket, it appears that defendant appeared in person and by another attorney, and, under oath, alleged that neither of the attorneys who answered for him was “engaged to defend him in this action,” that they were never authorized “to make any stipulation” in his behalf, and further that he was not indebted to plaintiff in any sum. So far as appears from the record, the defendant made no further effort to avoid the effect of the answer or the stipulation. He did not ask permission to file any other or different answer, nor did he do anything more than orally assert that all steps previously taken were unauthorized, except to demand that the case be dismissed because of plaintiff’s failure to be present on the day to which the cause had been continued. And these facts only appear from the recitals in the docket. The justice denied the motion to dismiss, and on the same day entered judgment against defendant in accordance with the terms of the stipulation. Defendant appealed on questions of law, and this judgment was affirmed in district court.
We have stated the facts with more particularity than the case deserves, for the purpose of emphasizing the statement that, putting aside all consideration of the insignificant amount involved, the appeal is frivolous and without merit. This is so plain that we do not propose to dignify the case, or waste any time in discussing the points made by defendant’s counsel in his behalf.
Judgment affirmed.
Reference
- Full Case Name
- OLE T. RAMSLAND v. OLE G. ROSTE
- Status
- Published