Missouri Court of Appeals, 1895

Schnelle v. Devanny

Schnelle v. Devanny
Missouri Court of Appeals · Decided March 26, 1895 · Rombauer
61 Mo. App. 453; 1895 Mo. App. LEXIS 90

Schnelle v. Devanny

Opinion of the Court

Rombauer, P. J.

—Section 2290 of the Bevised Statutes provides: “Every person suing out a writ of error shall cause notice thereof in writing to be served on the adverse party or his attorney of record twenty days before the return day of such writ.' If such notice be not served, the writ shall be dismissed, unless good cause for such failure be shown.”

Buie 7 of this court provides: “All notices of writs of error with the acceptance, waiver or return, of service indorsed thereon shall be filed with the clerk of this court, and by him attached to the transcript in the cause, and shall be the only evidence that such notice has been given.”

In the case at bar, a writ of error issued from this court January 28, 1895. The writ was returnable on *454the first Monday of March, and was returned with the transcript attached. No notice of the writ, of error served on the adverse party is attached to the transcript. The defendant in error moves to dismiss the writ, and for an affirmance of the judgment. No cause for the failure to give notice being shown, the motion is well taken as far as the dismissal of the writ is concerned. -This court, however, has no power to affirm a judgment for failure to prosecute a writ of error. Section 2252 of the Revised Statutes applies to appeals only, and not to writs of error.

All the judges concurring, the writ of error is dismissed.

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